Sentence:  The hasty army of volunteers gradually coalesced into a great and permanent nation, and, as it was composed from so many different tribes, assumed the name of <WSD>Alemanni</WSD>, or "Allmen" ; to denote at once their various lineage, and their common bravery. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A group of Germanic peoples living between the Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers from the third to the sixth century.