- Rhaetian
- Rhaetian c.1600, from L. Rhætia, ancient name of a district in the Alps and Roman province between the Rhine, Danube, and Po. Hence Rhaeto-Romanic (1867), language of the Tyrol and southern Switzerland.
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Rhaetian — Rh[ae] ti*an, a & n. Rhetain. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rhaetian — See Raetians for the Alpine people of antiquity. : See Romansh language for the Rhaetian language. The Rhaetian Stage is the final stage of the Late Triassic Period. It lasted from 203.6 ± 1.5 to 199.6 ± 0.6 million years ago. It was preceded by… … Wikipedia
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Rhaetian Stage — ▪ geochronology uppermost of three divisions in the Upper Triassic Series, representing those rocks deposited worldwide during Rhaetian time (203.6 million to 199.6 million years ago) in the Triassic Period. The stage name is derived from… … Universalium
Rhaetian (disambiguation) — The Raetians or Rhaetians were some of the most powerful and warlike of the Alpine tribes. Rhaetian may refer to:* Raetian language, spoken in ancient times by the tribes in the Eastern Alpine areas, in Switzerland, Austria, North Eastern Italy… … Wikipedia
Rhaetian dialects — also called Rhaeto romance, group of Romance dialects spoken in Switzerland and northern Italy. The most important Rhaetian dialects are Sursilvan and Sutsilvan, which together make up the Romansh language (q.v.). Other Rhaetian dialects … Universalium
Rhaetian Alps — The Rhaetian Alps are a part of the Central Eastern Alps along the Italian–Swiss and Austrian–Swiss borders, mostly located in the Graubünden canton in eastern Switzerland. Piz Bernina (13,284 ft/4,049 m), set on the Italian border, is the… … Wikipedia
Rhaetian Alps — a chain of the Alps in E Switzerland and W Austria. Highest peak, Mt. Bernina, 13,295 ft. (4052 m). * * * Segment of the central Alps located mainly in Switzerland but also extending along the Italian Swiss and Austrian Swiss borders. Bernina… … Universalium
Rhaetian — adjective or noun see Rhaetia … New Collegiate Dictionary
