Rhaetian

Rhaetian
/ree"sheuhn, -shee euhn/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to Rhaetia.
2. Rhaeto-Romanic.
3. Raetic.
n.
4. Raetic.
5. Rhaeto-Romanic.
Also, Rhetian.
[1610-20; RHAETI(A) + -AN]

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