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Ehrenbreitstein

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[ey-ruhn-brahyt-shtahyn] / ˌeɪ rənˈbraɪt ʃtaɪn /

noun

  1. a fortress in Coblenz, Germany, built in the 12th century.


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Since Coblenz was too small to hold them, they massed on green fields beneath the crags of Ehrenbreitstein, a fortress surveying the Rhine, and the Moselle.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Nazis began shelling the city from the Ehrenbreitstein fortress across the Rhine.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the opposite bank is the spectacular fortress of Ehrenbreitstein.

From Time Magazine Archive

The object of his choice was a young widow, Maria Magdalena, daughter of the head cook at the castle of Ehrenbreitstein.

From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Graeme, Elliott

It was, according as danger threatened, carried to the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein.

From John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch by Anonymous

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