Ladin

American  

[luh-deen] / ləˈdin /

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.

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Ladin British  

/ læˈdiːn /

noun

1. a Rhaetian dialect spoken in parts of South Tyrol Compare Friulian Romansch

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Etymology

Origin of Ladin

1875–80; < Romansh < Latin Latīnus Latin

Example Sentences

Ladin says that nephrologists often frame the issue as "this patient will die if they don't start dialysis" — which implies that their death is imminent.

From Salon

While that may be true for some patients, it isn’t always the case, Ladin says — and the research backs her up.

From Scientific American

Ms. bin Ladin, 33, is the child of Yeslam bin Ladin, the older half-brother of the former Al Qaeda leader responsible for masterminding the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

From Washington Times

“If the administration succeeds, there will be no border wall construction left to stop by the time the Supreme Court hears this case,” said Dror Ladin, a lawyer with the ACLU.

From Washington Times

Allison Weiss Brady from a Philadelphia suburb and Michael Ladin of Oak Park, Ill., were on opposite ends of the quarantine body spectrum, with Brady coming out 20 pounds light and Ladin 10 pounds heavier.

From Fox News