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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Bavaria is emerging as a significant European hub for aerospace and defence technology.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Liga, "Lok" faced a play-off against a representative of the Regional League Bavaria, Wurzburger Kickers.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

For Farber, the "overarching ecosystem" in Munich and surrounding Bavaria state is underpinning the growth of defence startups.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The series, a Bavaria Fiction/Sky One production, found the ballast it needed for long-form storytelling in several indelible female characters, two Lothar-Günther Buchheim novels—“Das Boot” and “Die Festung”—and intrigue on both land and sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

He was the first to describe the archaeopteryx after its discovery in Bavaria in 1861 and the first to write a formal epitaph for the dodo.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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