Rhaeto-Romance

Rhaeto-Romance
Rhaeto-Romance [rē΄tō rō′man′ik, rē΄tōrōman′ikrē΄tō rō′mans, rē΄tōrō mans′]
n.
the group of closely related Romance dialects, including Romansch and Ladin, spoken in SE Switzerland, the Tirol, and N Italy
adj.
of Rhaeto-Romance: Also Rhaeto-Romanic [rē΄tō rō′man′ik, rē΄tōrōman′ik]

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Rhae·to-Ro·mance (rēʹtō-rō-mănsʹ) n.
A group of three Romance dialects, including Romansh, spoken in southern Switzerland, northern Italy, and the Tyrol.
  [Latin Rhaetus of Rhaetia, a Roman province + Romance.]

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