Ba·var·i·a (b -vâr  -) A region and former duchy of southern Germany. Conquered by the Romans in 15 b.c., the region became one of the five preeminent duchies of medieval Germany but was later overrun and ruled by numerous factions and powers. |
Bavaria [bəˈvɛərɪə]
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(Placename) a state of S Germany: a former duchy and kingdom; mainly wooded highland, with the Alps in the south. Capital: Munich. Pop.: 12 155 000 (2000 est.). Area: 70 531 sq. km (27 232 sq. miles) German name Bayern
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| Noun | 1. | Bavaria - a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory battle of Hohenlinden, Hohenlinden - a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 Hohenlinden - a town in Bavaria (near Munich) |
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