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单词 turnverein
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turnverein

[ turn-vuh-rahyn, toorn-; German toorn-fer-ahyn ]
/ ˈtɜrn vəˌraɪn, ˈtʊərn-; German ˈtʊərn fɛrˌaɪn /

noun

an athletic club, especially of gymnasts.

Origin of turnverein

1850–55, Americanism;<German: gymnastic club, equivalent to turn(en) to practice gymnastics (see turner2) + Verein union

Words nearby turnverein

turn up one's nose, turn up one's toes, turn upside down, turn up the heat on, turn up trumps, turnverein, turophile, turophobia, TURP, turpentine, turpentine tree
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Example sentences from the Web for turnverein

  • When he went to the Turnverein, it was to hear the old tongue, to sing the old songs.

    Dangerous Days|Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Both of these drawings took place in Turnverein Hall, and the chances sold at about three hundred and fifty dollars each.

    Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913|Harris Newmark
  • Every boy, even every girl, begins them at school, and the boy when he leaves school joins a Turnverein.

    Home Life in Germany|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
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