Alemanni

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Al·e·man·ni

A0189000 (ăl′ə-măn′ī)pl.n. A group of Germanic tribes that settled in Alsace and nearby areas during the fourth century ad and were defeated by the Franks in 496.
[Latin Alemannī, of Germanic origin; see man- in Indo-European roots.]

Alemanni

(ˌæləˈmɑːnɪ) n (Peoples) a West Germanic people who settled in the 4th century ad between the Rhine, the Main, and the Danube[C18: from Latin, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic alamans a totality of people]

Al•e•man•ni

(ˌæl əˈmæn aɪ)

n.pl. a confederation of Germanic tribes, located W of the Rhine and N of the Danube rivers in the 3rd century a.d.: by the 5th century partially driven from this area and settled in N Switzerland and Alsace. [< Latin, of Germanic orig.; c. Gothic alamans totality of humankind =ala- all + mann- man]