rhaeto-romansh
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Rhaeto-Romance languages — are a Romance language sub family which includes multiple languages spoken in North Eastern Italy and Switzerland.Some of the varieties are:* Friulian: Friuli Venezia Giulia region, Italy * Ladin: Dolomite mountains in Italy (in the regions of… … Wikipedia
Rhaeto-Romance — [rē΄tō rō′man′ik, rē΄tōrōman′ikrē΄tō rō′mans, rē΄tōrō mans′] n. the group of closely related Romance dialects, including Romansch and Ladin, spoken in SE Switzerland, the Tirol, and N Italy adj. of Rhaeto Romance: Also Rhaeto Romanic [rē΄tō… … Universalium
Romansh — Rhaeto Romanic, Latin derived language spoken in the Grisons region of eastern Switzerland, 1660s, from Grisons Rumansch, from L.L. Romanice in Vulgar Latin (see ROMANCE (Cf. romance)) … Etymology dictionary
Romansh language — Infobox Language name=Romansch nativename=Rumantsch familycolor=Indo European states=flag|Switzerland region=Graubünden speakers=35,095 (Swiss federal census 2000) [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/lexikon/bienvenue… … Wikipedia
Rhaeto-Romance — adj. & n. (also Rhaeto Romanic) adj. of or in any of the Romance dialects of SE Switzerland and Tyrol, esp. Romansh and Ladin. n. any of these dialects. Etymology: L Rhaetus of Rhaetia in the Alps + ROMANIC * * * noun Romance dialects spoken in… … Useful english dictionary
Romansh — /roʊˈmænʃ/ (say roh mansh) noun 1. a Rhaeto Romanic language spoken in the Swiss canton Graubünden. It has equal standing with German, French, and Italian as one of the official languages of Switzerland. 2. Rhaeto Romanic in general. –adjective 3 …
Rhaeto-Romanic — /ree toh roh man ik/, n. 1. a Romance language consisting of Friulian, Tyrolese, Ladin, and the Romansh dialects. adj. 2. of or pertaining to Rhaeto Romanic. Also, Rhaeto Romance, Rhaetian. [1865 70; Rhaeto (repr. L Rhaetus Rhaetian) + ROMANIC… … Universalium
Rhaeto-Romance — Rhae•to Ro•mance or Rheto Romance [[t]ˌri toʊ roʊˈmæns, ˈroʊ mæns[/t]] n. peo a group of Romance dialects spoken in Alpine regions of NE Italy and the canton of Grisons in Switzerland, comprising Romansh, together with the Engadine dialects,… … From formal English to slang
Rhaeto-Romanic — noun Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol • Syn: ↑Rhaeto Romance • Hypernyms: ↑Romance, ↑Romance language, ↑Latinian language • Hyponyms: ↑Friulian, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Romansh — or Romansch noun Etymology: Romansh romonsch Date: 1663 the Rhaeto Romance dialects spoken in the Grisons, Switzerland … New Collegiate Dictionary
