Rhaeto-Romance


Rhae·to–Ro·mance

noun
\ˌrē-tō-rō-ˈman(t)s, -tō-rə-; -ˈrō-ˌman(t)s\

Definition of RHAETO-ROMANCE

: a group of Romance languages spoken in eastern Switzerland and northeastern Italy

Variants of RHAETO-ROMANCE

Rhae·to–Ro·mance also Rhae·to–Ro·man·ic \-rō-ˈma-nik\

Origin of RHAETO-ROMANCE

Latin Rhaetus of Rhaetia, ancient Roman province
First Known Use: 1867

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