Black Forest

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noun

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

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German Schwarz·wald

[shvahrts-vahlt] /ˈʃvɑrtsˌvɑlt/ .

Words nearby Black Forest

black flux, black fly, black fog, Blackfoot, black-footed ferret, Black Forest, Black Forest cake, black fox, Black Friar, Black Friday, black frost

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How to use Black Forest in a sentence

The town nestles, as it were, in a sheltered valley, opening among the hills of the Black Forest.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
It is beautifully located in a lovely valley surrounded by the hills of the Black Forest.
Down the Rhine|Oliver Optic
The time is short indeed, during which the Black Forest is not black, but takes a softer hue, and a warmer light.
Greifenstein|F. Marion Crawford
But there is a kind of unpretending prettiness in the bright and breezy heights environed by black forest and blue sea.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska|Charles Warren Stoddard

From time to time uncanny voices and murmurs are heard in the black forest.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky

British Dictionary definitions for Black Forest

Black Forest

noun

the Black Forest a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort areaGerman name: der Schwarzwald

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