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Definition of Rumansh

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the Romansh language.

2. Noun. The Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in southeastern Switzerland; it is an official language of Switzerland.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rumansh

Ruhmkorff coils Ruhnu Ruholla Khomeini Ruhr Ruhr Area Ruhr River Ruhr Valley Ruinism Rukiga Rule 63

Rule of Three Rumania Rumanian Rumanians Rumansh Rumelia Rumelian Rumelians Rumex Rumex acetosa

Rumex acetosella Rumex obtusifolius Rumex scutatus Rumohra Rumohra adiantiformis Rumpel-Leede phenomenon Rumpel-Leede sign Rumpel-Leede test

Literary usage of Rumansh

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1885)
"... and rumansh, but it is best to call it simply Ladin. On the east it is spoken by about 450000 people in Italy, on the banks of the Tagliamento, ..."

2. The Science of Language: Linguistics, Philology, Etymology by Abel Hovelacque (1877)
"... and rumansh. But it seems best to call it simply Dulin, with Ascoli, who has recently devoted an important work te its elucidation. ..."

3. An Italian and English Dictionary with Pronunciation and Brief Etymologies by August Hjalmar Edgren, Giuseppe Bico, John Lawrence Gerig (1901)
"rumansh (language). -Hosco, ADJ. : Roman (esp. réf. to the mod. Roman dialect); M.: (mod.) Roman; (mod. ..."

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