Reihengräber

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plural noun (1)

Rei·​hen·​grä·​ber

ˈrīənˌgrābə(r)

: long barrows that are found in southern Germany

Reihengräber

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plural noun (2)

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: the prehistoric probably Teutonic people that are buried in the Reihengräber

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Etymology

Plural noun (1)

German, literally, graves in rows, from reihen (plural of reihe row, from Middle High German rīhe line) + gräber, plural of grab grave, from Old High German; from their being arranged in rows

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