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Baiern
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German
Proper noun
toponym
de historical the territory and chiefdom of the Bavarian tribe, chiefly before the creation of the Holy Roman Empire
de linguistics the area where Bavarian dialects are spoken (comprising only part of modern Bavaria, but most of Austria and South Tyrol)
de Bayern the state of Bavaria in later times
Usage notes
The above distinction between de Bayern and de Baiern is usually maintained in historic and linguistic scientific literature; otherwise only the ay-spelling is usual today. And, Baiern was the original "Bayern" and Bayern was used in 1825.
Related terms
de Baier
de bairisch, de Bairisch
Noun
de noun form
de Baier acc//dat//gen s
de Baier