Teu·to·bur·ger Wald (t  t -bûr gr wôld, toit -b rgr vält) A range of wooded hills in northwest Germany between the upper Ems and the Weser rivers. It was the site of a victory by Arminius over Roman legions in a.d. 9, commemorated by a monument near the city of Detmold. |
Teutoburger Wald (German) [ˈtɔytobʊrgər valt]
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(Placename) a low wooded mountain range in N Germany: possible site of the annihilation of three Roman legions by Germans under Arminius in 9 a.d
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| Noun | 1. | Teutoburger Wald - a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman Legions 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 |
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