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adj
Of, pertaining to, or from the region of Surmeir in Switzerland
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name
A dialect of the Romansch language, spoken in the canton of Grisons, especially in the region of Surmeir, Switzerland.
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noun
Someone from the region of Surmeir in Switzerland.
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History
Borrowed from Romansh surmiran, from the region Surmeir in Albula Valley. The placename is interpreted to mean "above the wall," from sur (“above”) (a derivative of Latin supra (“above”)) + meir (“wall”) (from Latin murus). There is no corresponding Swiss German name, which instead uses Mittelbünden.
