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

After two years of excavations, conducted in 2022 and 2023, archaeologists are now revealing their findings, according to an April 16 news release from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025

Other regional players including Novartis, Bavarian Nordic, AstraZeneca ticked slightly higher. —Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025

Guido Limmer, the deputy head of the Bavarian Criminal Police, told CBS News that a 36-year-old German man was among those arrested. —Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025

That film won multiple awards including four German Film Awards, two Bavarian Film Awards (Best Director and Best Cinematography), the RTS Audience Award at NIFFF, and Best Feature Film at the Fancine Fantastic Film Festival in Málaga. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Bavarian

• Bavarian cream

Rhymes for Bavarian

• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bulgarian
• cimmerian
• hungarian
• librarian
• ovarian
• riparian
• rotarian
• sectarian
• tractarian