autobahn

[ aw-tuh-bahn; German ou-taw-bahn ]

noun,plural au·to·bahns, German au·to·bahn·en [ou-taw-bah-nuhn]. /ˈaʊ tɔˌbɑ nən/.
  1. (in Germany and Austria) a superhighway; expressway.

Origin of autobahn

1
1935–40; <German, equivalent to Autoauto + Bahn road, way

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British Dictionary definitions for autobahn

autobahn

/ (ˈɔːtəˌbɑːn) /


noun
  1. a motorway in German-speaking countries

Origin of autobahn

1
from German, from Auto car + Bahn road

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