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Surmiran.

A dialect of the Romansch language, spoken in the canton of Grisons, especially in the region of Surmeir, Switzerland.

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A dialect of the Romansch language, spoken in the canton of Grisons, especially in the region of Surmeir, Switzerland.

Where this word comes from

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.

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or from the region of Surmeir in Switzerland

Where this word comes from

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.

noun
  1. Someone from the region of Surmeir in Switzerland.

Where this word comes from

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.

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