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Bavaria

American  
[buh-vair-ee-uh] / bəˈvɛər i ə /

noun

  1. a state in SE Germany: formerly a kingdom. 27,239 sq. mi. (70,550 sq. km). Munich.


Bavaria British  
/ bəˈvɛərɪə /

noun

  1. German name: Bayern.  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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bavaria Cultural  
  1. State in southwestern Germany bordered by the former Czechoslovakia to the east, Austria to the southeast and south, and the German states of Baden-Wurttemberg and Hesse to the west and northwest. Its capital and largest city is Munich.


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Adolf Hitler began his rise to power in Bavaria.

The area is famous for its beer and automobiles. BMW stands for Bavarian Motor Works.

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Two men aged 20 and 22 drowned in lakes in Bavaria, and a 79-year-old woman died in the Baltic Sea.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Following a series of near misses, including a semifinal defeat at the 2018 World Cup, the English Football Association turned to Thomas Tuchel, a 52-year-old from Bavaria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

No arrests were made in Wednesday's raids, which took place in 12 states, mainly in the east and south of Germany, including Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In this case, the team monitored a much larger area, covering 2,400 square kilometers in Northern Bavaria, using Sentinel-1 radar satellites.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

In Ofnet Cave in Bavaria, archaeologists discovered the remains of thirty-eight foragers, mainly women and children, who had been thrown into two burial pits.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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