Danube Swabian

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Although most migrants were not from Swabia, the peoples they settled among (Hungarians, Romanians, etc) often referred to them all as Swabians.

Noun[edit]

Danube Swabian (plural Danube Swabians)

  1. (often in the plural) A member or descendant of any of the unrelated, usually non-Swabian groups of Germans that settled along the Danube and elsewhere in southeastern Europe (not including the Carpathian Germans or Transylvanian Saxons).

Hyponyms[edit]

  • Hungarian German
  • Sathmar Swabian, Satu Mare Swabian
  • Banat Swabian
  • Vojvodina German

Translations[edit]