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Svanetian, a. and n.|svɑːˈniːʃən|
Also † Suanetian.
[f. Svanet(iya (see Svan) + -ian.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Svans.
B. n. = Svan.
[1788G. Ellis Mem. Map Countries between Black Sea & Caspian 77 (heading) Georgian language. Carduel dialect. Imretian. Suaneti dialect.] 1854A. von Haxthausen Transcaucasia v. 159 His wife was the daughter of a Suanetian prince. Ibid. 162 The Suanetians have generally blue eyes and blond hair. 1896D. W. Freshfield Exploration Caucasus I. x. 221 The Suanetian language resembles Old Georgian. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 619/2 The high valleys of the Caucasus are populated by..Svanetians, Ossets, Pshaves, and Khevzurs in the middle. 1910Ibid. XI. 760/1 The Svanetians, Shvans, or Swanians, on the Upper Ingur. Ibid. 761/1 Both the Laz..and the Svanetian present..structural and verbal differences. 1951W. K. Matthews Languages U.S.S.R. v. 87 The rather more divergent Svanetian (Svan). 1959[see Mingrelian n. and a.]. |