Arminius

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Ar·​min·​i·​us är-ˈmi-nē-əs How to pronounce Arminius (audio)
variants or Armin
är-ˈmēn How to pronounce Arminius (audio)
18 b.c.?–a.d. 19 sometimes Hermann ˈher-ˌmän How to pronounce Arminius (audio) German hero

Arminius

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Jacobus 1560–1609 Jacob Harmensen
ˈhär-mən-sən
 or Hermansz
ˈher-ˌmän(t)s
 Dutch theologian

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