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Ladin

[ luh-deen ]

noun

  1. a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
  2. a dialect of Romansh spoken in the Inn River valley of Grisons canton, Switzerland.
  3. a person who speaks Ladin.


Ladin

/ læˈdiːn /

noun

  1. a Rhaetian dialect spoken in parts of South Tyrol Compare Friulian Romansch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ladin1

1875–80; < Romansh < Latin Latīnus Latin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ladin1

C19: from Italian ladino, from Latin latīnus Latin
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Example Sentences

Most thrilling was the reunion with Ladin and Iman, the youngest of the siblings left behind.

Shuri”—Ladin shivered as he uttered the name—“was looked upon as a tshovihawni (witch) by our folks.

Saying this, Gypsy Ladin closed the porch door, but not without difficulty, for a gale was battering upon the wayside bungalow.

While the black trees shuddered outside in the tempest, Ladin next told a story I shall never forget.

Himself akin to the Chilcots and Smiths, Ladin has inherited not a few traditions of these families.

Frome Edinburgh war frauchted xii schippis richlie ladin, according to the wares of Scotland.

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