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turnverein
[ turn-vuh-rahyn, toorn-; German toorn-fer-ahyn ]
noun
- an athletic club, especially of gymnasts.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of turnverein1
1850–55, Americanism; < German: gymnastic club, equivalent to turn ( en ) to practice gymnastics ( turner 2 ) + Verein union
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He was president of the mercantile turnverein, and assiduously cultivated the love of learning in himself and his companions.
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