Al·e·man·ni ( l  -mn  )pl.n. A group of Germanic tribes that settled in Alsace and nearby areas during the fourth century a.d. and were defeated by the Franks in 496. [Latin Alemann , of Germanic origin; see man-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
Alemanni [ˌæləˈmɑːnɪ]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a West Germanic people who settled in the 4th century ad between the Rhine, the Main, and the Danube
[from Latin, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic alamans a totality of people]
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