gasthaus
Americannoun
plural
gasthauses, gasthäuserEtymology
Origin of gasthaus
First recorded in 1825–35, gasthaus is from the German word Gasthaus guesthouse
Example Sentences
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In my search for a cheap German gasthaus I walked nearly all over the city.
From The Land of Thor by Browne, J. Ross (John Ross)
On top of the gasthaus is a rude observatory, and before starting I take a view of the country.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas
He passed from street to street—from gasthaus to gasthaus—everywhere the same dreary negative; and the day waned, and his search was still unsuccessful.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William
Gray was wrong: the paths of glory lead not to the grave, but to the gasthaus; and Matthisson could have imitated the "Elegy" about as well in the gaming-hall as among these rejuvenated ruins.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 by Various
Reaching Freudenstadt about noon, the mountain-climbing, the bracing air, and the pine fragrance cause me to give the good people at the gasthaus an impressive lesson in the effect of cycling on the human appetite.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas
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