Swabia

[ swey-bee-uh ]

noun

1. a region and medieval duchy in SW Germany: it constituted the area presently included in the states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, in S Germany.

Swabia

/ ˈsweɪbɪə /

noun

1. a region and former duchy (from the 10th century to 1313) of S Germany, now part of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria: part of West Germany until 1990 German nameSchwabenˈʃvaːbən

Other Words From

• Swabi·an noun adjective

Example Sentences

Donauwerth soon shared the same fate, and Nordlingen in Swabia was now invested.

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A quiet family of Swabia, a neutral family, saw its peace suddenly broken up.

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The river was formerly the boundary between Bavaria and Swabia.

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As a matter of fact the king and his lawyers triumphed, where the house of Swabia had failed.

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Surely not Prussia, not Swabia, nor this nor that, but all side by side comprise the German brotherhood of race and language.

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