Irminones

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noun

A large group of early Germanic tribes who settled in the Elbe watershed and by the 1st century AD had expanded into Bavaria, Swabia and Bohemia.

OriginAncient Greek Ἑρμίονες →
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Meanings

nounIrminones pl (plural only)

alternative Herminones · alternative Hermiones

  1. historicalpluralplural onlyA large group of early Germanic tribes who settled in the Elbe watershed and by the 1st century AD had expanded into Bavaria, Swabia and Bohemia.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἙρμίονες
  2. EnglishIrminones

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμίονες (Hermíones).

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Irminones. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irminones

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“Irminones.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irminones. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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