noun plural
or al·a·man·ni ˌaləˈmanˌī, -manē
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic alamans totality of people
: a predominantly Suevian coalition of Germanic peoples first mentioned in the 3d century A.D. that settled in the area between the Main and Danube rivers and whose descendants are German-speaking inhabitants of Alsace, Switzerland, and southwestern Germany