Phrase guide

Danube Swabian

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A member or descendant of any of the unrelated, usually non-Swabian groups of Germans that settled along the Danube and elsewhere in southeastern Europe (not including the Carpathian Germans or Transylvanian Saxons).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural, often

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History

Etymology

Although most migrants were not from Swabia, the peoples they settled among (Hungarians, Romanians, etc) often referred to them all as Swabians.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sueu del Danubi — German living along the Danube
  • Catalan: suabi del Danubi — German living along the Danube
  • German: Donauschwabe — German living along the Danube
  • Hungarian: dunai sváb — German living along the Danube
  • Polish: Szwab dunajski — German living along the Danube
  • Polish: Szwabka dunajska — German living along the Danube