Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A historical region of southwest Germany that originally included parts of present-day France and Switzerland. It was divided into small principalities and fiefdoms after 1268, but its prosperous towns often banded together in defensive leagues, most notably the Swabian League of 1488 to 1534.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun historical A historical
region ofGermany .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Swabia.
Examples
-
He belonged to the noble, though not wealthy, family of Mistelbach in Swabia, not to the Counts of Andechs.
-
I thought I was a decent tracker until I saw a real tracker, a German Jagermeister in Swabia.
-
I thought I was a decent tracker until I saw a real tracker, a German Jagermeister in Swabia.
-
Alemannia (corresponding to what was later known as Swabia).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
-
Most so-called “Pennyslvania Dutch” came from the mid-Rhine region, mostly the Palatinate, Swabia, Alsace (a Germanic region at the time, Louis XIV notwithstanding), and up the Rhine as far as Switzerland.
The Volokh Conspiracy » But Isn’t It a Bit Hard to Predict With a 7-Year-Old? 2010
-
Most so-called “Pennyslvania Dutch” came from the mid-Rhine region, mostly the Palatinate, Swabia, Alsace (a Germanic region at the time, Louis XIV notwithstanding), and up the Rhine as far as Switzerland.
The Volokh Conspiracy » But Isn’t It a Bit Hard to Predict With a 7-Year-Old? 2010
-
Most so-called “Pennyslvania Dutch” came from the mid-Rhine region, mostly the Palatinate, Swabia, Alsace a Germanic region at the time, Louis XIV notwithstanding, and up the Rhine as far as Switzerland.
The Volokh Conspiracy » But Isn’t It a Bit Hard to Predict With a 7-Year-Old? 2010
-
Most so-called “Pennyslvania Dutch” came from the mid-Rhine region, mostly the Palatinate, Swabia, Alsace a Germanic region at the time, Louis XIV notwithstanding, and up the Rhine as far as Switzerland.
The Volokh Conspiracy » But Isn’t It a Bit Hard to Predict With a 7-Year-Old? 2010
-
He had come to this country from Germany in 1912 at the age of 22 after working as an apprentice for Mercedes-Benz, and he always spoke English with the broad accents of his native Swabia.
-
Einstein was descended, on both parents' sides, from Jewish tradesmen and peddlers who had, for at least two centuries, made modest livings in the rural villages of Swabia in southwestern Germany.
Time - Einstein & Faith William Harryman 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.