Marcomanni

American  

[mahr-koh-man-ahy] / ˌmɑr koʊˈmæn aɪ /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. an ancient Germanic people who lived in central Europe.

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Other Word Forms

• Marcomannic adjective

Example Sentences

Either before or immediately after Attila's invasion of Gaul, the Marcomanni crossed the Danube, and took possession of the plains between that river and the Alps.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

He now marched against the Marcomanni, but was defeated in a great battle, and, in order to provide a new army, sold the imperial plate and jewels.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir

He abandoned the war with the Marcomanni and Quadi without carrying out his father’s plans and granted them peace on lenient terms so that he might return to the enjoyments of the capital.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

A Goth, named Catwalda, assisted by Roman influence, became his successor as chief of the Marcomanni.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

The Teutonic Marcomanni and Quadi were in Bohemia long before the Czechs came in through the Moravian Gate in the sixth century.

From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Stoddard, Lothrop