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Ladin

noun La·din \ lə-ˈdēn \

Definition of Ladin

1 a : a Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Alto Adige in northern Italy
b : the Rhaeto-Romance dialects of the Engadine Valley in Switzerland
2 : one speaking Ladin as a mother tongue

Origin and Etymology of ladin

Rhaeto-Romance, from Latin Latinum Latin

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