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BAVARIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or an inhabitant of Bavaria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Bavarian" is a kind of...):

German (a person of German nationality)

Derivation:

Bavaria (a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people

Example:

Bavarian beer

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Bavaria (a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory)

Derivation:

Bavaria (a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory)

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