Alan in German
Alan in German is Alanen — Alan means a member of the Alans, a nomadic Iranian-speaking people who roamed the Eurasian steppe in the first millennium AD.
Alan in German
Alanen
(historical) A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian.
What does "Alan" mean?
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noun A member of the Alans, a nomadic Iranian-speaking people who roamed the Eurasian steppe in the first millennium AD.
"Historians trace the Alans' migrations from the steppes all the way into Roman Gaul and Iberia."
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- Historians trace the Alans' migrations from the steppes all the way into Roman Gaul and Iberia.
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What is "Alan" in German?
"Alan" in German is Alanen. Alan means: A member of the Alans, a nomadic Iranian-speaking people who roamed the Eurasian steppe in the first millennium AD.
How do you use "Alan" in a sentence?
Example: "Historians trace the Alans' migrations from the steppes all the way into Roman Gaul and Iberia." In German, "Alan" is Alanen.
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