Valaisann.adj.
/vaˈleɪən/ A. n.
A native or inhabitant of Valais.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Swiss > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Switzerland > parts of
Rhaetian1555
Genevese1650
Allobroges1652
Genevois1673
Zuricher1673
Bernois1687
Valaisan1776
Bernese1806
Valaisian1863
Ticinese1961
1776 W. Coxe Let. 18 Aug. in Sketches Swisserland (1779) xviii. 231 That simplicity of manners, for which the Vallaisans [sic] are so remarkably distinguished.
1822 L. Simond Switzerland I. 499 One night the Valaisans..forced a number of them down the precipice, and regained..possession of the whole country.
1950 J. Russell Switzerland iii. 68 The homes of the Valaisans, like their climates and their means of livelihood, exist in layers, one on top of the other.
1987 N.Y. Times 7 June x. 16/1 Wherever we walked, Valaisans greeted us with a cheery ‘bonjour’.
B. adj.
Of or pertaining to Valais or its people.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Switzerland > [adjective] > parts of Switzerland
Rhaetian1591
Rhaetical1611
Rhaetic1612
Bernese1816
Valaisian1917
Ticinese1964
Valaisan1970
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Swiss > [adjective] > parts of
Genevese1789
Bernese1816
Valaisian1917
Ticinese1964
Genevois1968
Valaisan1970
1970 P. Moyes Who saw her Die? i. 7 His French was tinged with the rich, rough edge of a Valaisan accent, which had survived his move from the mountains to the gentler lakeside landscape of the Canton of Vaud.
1989 Encycl. Brit. XII. 237/1 Valaisan agriculture remains largely traditional.
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