Bavaria

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Ba·var·i·a

 (bə-vâr′ē-ə)
A region and former duchy of southern Germany. Long an influential constituent of the Holy Roman Empire, Bavaria became a kingdom upon the dissolution of the empire (1806), before being incorporated into the new German Empire (1871).
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Bavaria

(bəˈvɛərɪə)
n
(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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Ba•var•i•a

(bəˈvɛər i ə)

n.
a state in SE Germany. 11,921,944; 27,240 sq. mi. (70,550 sq. km). Cap.: Munich. German, Bayern.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Bavaria - a state in southern Germany famous for its beerBavaria - 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)
Muenchen, Munich - the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
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Translations
Bayern
Βαυαρία
Bavière
Бавария

Bavaria

[bəˈvɛərɪə] N → Baviera f
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Bavaria

[bəˈvɛəriə] n → Bavière f
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Bavaria

n → Bayern nt
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Bavaria

[bəˈvɛərɪə] n → Baviera
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The consequence was that the city was put under the ban of the empire, and the Duke of Bavaria, though director of another circle, obtained an appointment to enforce it.
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Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Poland, and Italy, all speaking us fair and going along with us; it was a fine thing!
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