Swabian
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- Hungarians refer to the German minority as Donau Schwaben (Danube Swabians) because settlers originated from the Stuttgart area.
Examples
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At the festival, many Swabians showcased their traditional folk music and dance.
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Overwhelmed, the Swabians knew the battle was lost.
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Overwhelmed, the Swabians knew the battle was lost.
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Swabians may have been inventors all these years ago," Bolus says.
Academic text (2007) -
Other German speakers in Hungary, including Danube Swabians (mainly in the Banat) and Zips Saxons, were largely indifferent to German nationalism.
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My friend is a proud Swabian who loves to share tales of his hometown.
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She discovered that her ancestry traced back to a Swabian family from southern Germany.
Synonyms
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A person from Germany
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Swabian comes from Swabia, a place name that goes back to the old German group called the Suebi who lived there long ago. So a Swabian is a person who is 'from Swabia' or has Swabian family roots.