Bavaria

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UK/bəˈvɛəɹi.ə/British, Southern, Standard/bəˈvɛːɹɪjə/US/bəˈvɛə̯ɹi.ə/US/-veɹ-/

proper noun

A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Bavary

  1. A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.

Origin

  1. LatinBavaria
  2. EnglishBavaria

From Latin Bavaria, earlier Bai(o)varia, from Proto-Germanic *Baju-warjōz, a compound of *warjaz (“settler”) and a first element of uncertain origin, possibly the name of the Boii, a Celtic people of Central Europe. Compare German Bajuwaren, Bayern.

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Translations

Afrikaans Beiere, Beiere
  • Beiereregion
  • Beierekingdom
  • Beierestate
Arabic بفاريا, بفاريا
  • بفاريا (bafāriyā)region
  • بفاريا (bafāriyā)kingdom
  • بَافَارِيَّا (bāfāriyyā)state
  • بفاريا (bafāriyā)state
Bulgarian Бава́рия, Кра́лство Бава́рия
  • Бава́рия (Bavárija)region
  • Кра́лство Бава́рия (Králstvo Bavárija)kingdom
  • Бава́рия (Bavárija)state
Catalan Baviera
  • Bavierastate
Chinese Mandarin 巴伐利亚, 拜恩
  • 巴伐利亚 (Bāfálìyà)state
  • 拜恩 (Bài'ēn)state
  • 拜仁 (Bàirén)state
Czech Bavorsko
  • Bavorskostate
Danish Bayern
  • Bayernstate
Dutch Beieren
  • Beierenstate
Esperanto Bavario, Bavario
  • Bavarioregion
  • Bavariokingdom
  • Bavariostate
  • Bavarujostate
Finnish Baijeri, Baijeri
  • Baijeriregion
  • Baijerikingdom
  • Baijeristate
French Bavière
  • Bavièrestate
German Bayern, Königreich Bayern
  • Bayernregion
  • Königreich Bayernkingdom
  • Bayernstate
Greek Βαυαρία, Βαυαρία
  • Βαυαρία (Vavaría)region
  • Βαυαρία (Vavaría)kingdom
  • Βαυαρία (Vavaría)state
Hindi बवेरिया
  • बवेरिया (baveriyā)region
Hungarian Bajorország, Bajorország
  • Bajorországregion
  • Bajorországkingdom
  • Bajorországstate
Icelandic Bæjaraland
  • Bæjaralandstate
Irish an Bhaváir, An Bhaváir
  • an Bhaváirregion
  • An Bhaváirstate
Italian Baviera, Bavaria
  • Bavieraregion
  • Bavariaregion
  • Bavierastate
Japanese バイエルン
  • バイエルン (Baierun)state
Korean 바이에른
  • 바이에른 (Baiereun)state
Latvian Bavārija, Bavārija
  • Bavārijaregion
  • Bavārijastate
Lithuanian Bavarija
  • Bavarijastate
Norwegian Bokmål Bayern
  • Bayernstate
Persian باواریا
  • باواریا (bâvâriyâ)state
Polish Bawaria, Bawaria
  • Bawariaregion
  • Bawariakingdom
  • Bawariastate
Portuguese Baviera, Bavária
  • Bavieraregion
  • Baváriaregion
  • Bavierakingdom
  • Bavierastate
  • Baváriastate
Punjabi ਬਾਈਆਨ
  • ਬਾਈਆਨ (bāīāna)state
Romanian Bavaria
  • Bavariastate
Russian Бавария, Бава́рия
  • Бавария (Bavarija)region
  • Бава́рия (Bavárija)state
Slovak Bavorsko
  • Bavorskostate
Spanish Baviera, Baviera
  • Bavieraregion
  • Bavierakingdom
  • Bavierastate
Swedish Bayern, Bayern
  • Bayernregion
  • Bayernkingdom
  • Bayernstate
Thai บาวาเรีย
  • บาวาเรียstate
Turkish Bavyera
  • Bavyerastate
Ukrainian Бава́рія, Королівство Баварія
  • Бава́рія (Bavárija)region
  • Королівство Баварія (Korolivstvo Bavarija)kingdom
  • Бава́рія (Bavárija)state
Vietnamese Bây-ơn
  • Bây-ơnstate
Welsh Bafaria
  • Bafariastate
Yiddish בײַערן
  • בײַערן (bayern)state

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Bavaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bavaria

MLA

“Bavaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bavaria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bavaria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bavaria.

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