Bavarian

noun

Ba·​var·​i·​an bə-ˈver-ē-ən How to pronounce Bavarian (audio)
1
: a native or inhabitant of Bavaria
2
: the High German dialect of southern Bavaria and Austria
Bavarian adjective

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While Kidman’s Masha is back, this time lording over a group of needy and neurotic folks in the Bavarian Alps, the dull and draggy new season (premiering May 21) has little of the humor and emotional weight that made the original worth watching. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 May 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for Bavarian

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Bavarian was in 1634

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“Bavarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bavarian. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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