BAVARIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bavarian mean? 

• BAVARIAN (noun)
  The noun BAVARIAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria

  Familiarity information: BAVARIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• BAVARIAN (adjective)
  The adjective BAVARIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people

  Familiarity information: BAVARIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAVARIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or an inhabitant of Bavaria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Bavarian" is a kind of...):

German (a person of German nationality)

Derivation:

Bavaria (a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory)

• BAVARIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Bavarian beer

Pertainym:

Bavaria (a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory)

Derivation:

Bavaria (a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory)

 Context examples 

Upon administration, modified vaccinia Ankara (Bavarian Nordic)-HER2 vaccine may stimulate the host immune system to mount humoral and cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses against HER2-expressing tumor cells, resulting in tumor cell lysis.

(Modified Vaccinia Ankara (Bavarian Nordic)-HER2 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)