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Black Forest

American  

noun

  1. a wooded mountain region in SW Germany. Highest peak, Feldberg, 4,905 feet (1,495 meters).


Black Forest British  

noun

  1. German name: der Schwarzwald.  a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area

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It’s a playful take on British decor with Victorian-era Tartanware boxes and pre-World War I Black Forest antlers on carved wood plaques that were once used as hunting trophies.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Big European industrial companies, including Germany’s Siemens and Mercedes-Benz, used the Berlin summit to unveil partnerships with European AI leaders, from Mistral AI to Black Forest Labs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

It has been moved to Germany's Black Forest where it will spend the next few months being monitored in an enclosure to see if it's up to the challenge.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

In Germany, a lucky few patients find their way to Freiburg, on the edge of the Black Forest.

From Science Magazine • May 15, 2024

She gave me a strange look, but didn’t ask why until I packed up a piece of our second attempt at a Black Forest cake.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia