Bavarian

noun

Ba·​var·​i·​an bə-ˈver-ē-ən 

1

: a native or inhabitant of Bavaria

2

: the High German dialect of southern Bavaria and Austria

Bavarian adjective

Examples of Bavarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My favorite home bases for exploring the Bavarian Alps are Füssen and Reutte, which straddle the Austrian border. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2026

The freak accident occurred early April at a luxury resort destination in Egypt, according to the Bavarian State Police in Germany, which released details Monday. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

The family-of-three from the Unterallgäu region of Germany were staying in a holiday resort in Hurghada along the Red Sea coast in Egypt, a press statement from the Bavarian Police confirmed on Monday. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026

The man, from the Unterallgäu region of Germany, was on vacation with two other family members along the Red Sea coast, the Bavarian Police confirmed to CNN on Monday, April 27. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Bavarian

• Bavarian cream

Rhymes for Bavarian

• arion
• carrion
• clarion
• hereon
• marian
• parian
• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bulgarian
• cimmerian
• hungarian