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turnverein

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turn·ver·ein  (tûrnv-rn, trn-)
n. Sports
A club of gymnasts or tumblers.
[German : turnen, to do gymnastics; see turner2 + Verein, club (from obsolete vereine, back-formation from Middle High German vereinen, to unite : ver-, intensive pref. from Old High German far-; see per1 in Indo-European roots + einen, to make one from ein, one, from Old High German; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots).]
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Noun1.turnverein - a club of tumblers or gymnaststurnverein - a club of tumblers or gymnasts      
gild, guild, social club, society, club, lodge, order - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
turner - a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
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