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.

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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)

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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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It is not known if the two knew each other or what the woman was doing in Bavaria, DPA also reported.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Bavaria, of which Munich is the capital, is a traditional centre of Germany's car industry, home to BMW and numerous auto suppliers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

The ground work for this Boston bash was laid two years ago in Bavaria.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 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