Bavarian

[ buh-vair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Bavaria, its inhabitants, or their dialect.

noun

1. a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria.
2. the High German speech of Bavaria and Austria. Compare Alemannic ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bavarian¹

First recorded in 1630–40; Bavari(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Facing intense criticism was not new for Scotland head coach Steve Clarke when his dejected players left Germany to the sound of a Bavarian oompah band after a deflating Euros campaign in the summer.

From BBC

It is not clear when stocks of the vaccine, made by Bavarian Nordic, will arrive in the UK, but there are plans for the NHS to roll out vaccines in all four devolved nations.

From BBC

Bavarian police said there were no indications of any other suspects and they appealed to the public not to post images of the incident on social media.

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The Bavarian side agreed to his proposal, after which the youngster convinced Bayern to offer him a deal.

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The body of a 43-year-old woman whom rescuers had been looking for since Sunday morning, was found in a basement in the Bavarian town of Schrobenhausen, police told German news agency dpa.

From Seattle Times