Alemanni

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Germanic people who from the 2nd century occupied an area bounded by the rivers Rhine, Danube, and Main. They were part of the medieval western German grouping of peoples that also included Franks, Saxons, Frisians, and Thuringians. Late in the 5th century they crossed the Rhine and Danube and settled in what is now Alsace and northern Switzerland, where they introduced the German language. They were fully absorbed into the East Frankish kingdom in the 9th century. Their name survives through the French and Spanish words for German (Allemagne, Alemania).

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