Danube Swabian

noun

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).

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Meanings

nounDanube Swabian (plural Danube Swabians)

plural Danube Swabians

  1. in pluraloftenA 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).

Origin

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

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Translations

Catalan sueu del Danubi, suabi del Danubi
  • sueu del DanubiGerman living along the Danube
  • suabi del DanubiGerman living along the Danube
German Donauschwabe
  • DonauschwabeGerman living along the Danube
Hungarian dunai sváb
  • dunai svábGerman living along the Danube
Polish Szwab dunajski, Szwabka dunajska
  • Szwab dunajskiGerman living along the Danube
  • Szwabka dunajskaGerman living along the Danube
Cite this entry
APA

Danube Swabian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danube%20Swabian

MLA

“Danube Swabian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danube%20Swabian. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Danube Swabian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danube%20Swabian.

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