释义 |
al·e·man·ni noun plural or al·a·man·ni \ˌaləˈmanˌī, -manē\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Late Latin, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic alamans totality of people : a predominantly Suevian coalition of Germanic peoples first mentioned in the 3d century A.D. that settled in the area between the Main and Danube rivers and whose descendants are German-speaking inhabitants of Alsace, Switzerland, and southwestern Germany |