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bavarian

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /bəˈvɛɹi.ən/
  • US: /bəˈvɑɹi.ən/
  • UK: /bəˈvɛəɹɪən/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B AH0 V EH1 R IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A German dialect spoken in Bavaria (a state of southern West Germany) and Austria, which varies considerably across different regions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A type of custard-like food, made with fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • peach bavarian

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative form of bavarian (“fruit-based dessert”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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6

adjective

Meaning 6

of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Bavarian beer

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: German

History

Etymology

From Bavaria + -an.

Across languages

Translations

104 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բավարական (bavarakan) — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Asturian: bávaru — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Belarusian: бава́рскі (bavárski) — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Catalan: bavarès — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Czech: bavorský — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Danish: bayersk — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Dutch: Beiers — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Finnish: baijerilainen — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • French: bavarois — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Friulian: bavarês — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Galician: bavarés — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Galician: bávaro — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Georgian: ბავარიის (bavariis) — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Georgian: ბავარიული (bavariuli) — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • German: bayrisch — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • German: bayerisch — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Greek: βαυαρικός (vavarikós) — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Hungarian: bajor — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Icelandic: bæverskur — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Irish: Bavárach — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Italian: bavarese — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Latin: Bavaricus — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Latin: Bavarus — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bayersk — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bayersk — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Pannonian Rusyn: баварски (bavarski) — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Polish: bawarski — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Portuguese: bávaro — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Romanian: bavarez — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Russian: бава́рский (bavárskij) — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Serbo-Croatian: ба̀варскӣ — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Serbo-Croatian: bàvarskī — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Spanish: bávaro — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Swedish: bajersk — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Ukrainian: бава́рський (bavársʹkyj) — of or pertaining to Bavaria
  • Arabic: البافارية — German dialect
  • Breton: bavareg — German dialect
  • Catalan: bavarès — German dialect
  • Chinese: 巴伐利亚语 (Bāfálìyà yǔ) — German dialect
  • Czech: bavorština — German dialect
  • Danish: bayersk — German dialect
  • Dutch: Beiers — German dialect
  • Finnish: baijeri — German dialect
  • Finnish: Baijerin kieli — German dialect
  • French: bavarois — German dialect
  • Georgian: ბავარიული (bavariuli) — German dialect
  • Georgian: ბავარიული დიალექტი (bavariuli dialekṭi) — German dialect
  • German: Bairisch — German dialect
  • German: bairische Mundart — German dialect
  • German: baierische Mundart — German dialect
  • Bavarian German: Boarisch — German dialect
  • Hebrew: בווארית — German dialect
  • Hungarian: bajor — German dialect
  • Icelandic: bæverska — German dialect
  • Japanese: バイエルン語 (Baierun-go) — German dialect
  • Japanese: バイエルン方言 (Baierun-hōgen) — German dialect
  • Pannonian Rusyn: баварски (bavarski) — German dialect
  • Polish: dialekt bawarski — German dialect
  • Portuguese: bávaro — German dialect
  • Scots: Bavarie — German dialect
  • Scots: Bavarian — German dialect
  • Spanish: bávaro — German dialect
  • Swedish: bayerska — German dialect
  • Armenian: բավարացի (bavaracʻi) — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Asturian: bávaru — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Catalan: bavarès — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Catalan: bavaresa — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Czech: Bavořan — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Czech: Bavor — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Czech: Bavoranka — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Danish: bayrer — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Dutch: Beier — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Dutch: Beierin — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Dutch: Beierse — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Finnish: baijerilainen — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • French: Bavarois — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • French: Bavaroise — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Galician: bavarés — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Galician: bávaro — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Georgian: ბავარიელი (bavarieli) — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • German: Bayer — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • German: Bayerin — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Greek: Βαυαρός (Vavarós) — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Greek: Βαυαρή (Vavarí) — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Hungarian: bajor — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Hunsrik: Baier — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Hunsrik: Bairin — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Icelandic: Bæjari — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Icelandic: Bæverji — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Irish: Bavárach — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Italian: bavarese — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Polish: Bawar — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Polish: Bawarczyk — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Polish: Bawarka — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Portuguese: bávaro — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Portuguese: bávara — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Russian: бава́рец (bavárec) — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Russian: бава́рка (bavárka) — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Spanish: bávaro — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Spanish: bávara — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Swedish: bayrare — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Swedish: bayerska — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Ukrainian: бава́рець (bavárecʹ) — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
  • Ukrainian: бава́рка (bavárka) — person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent
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