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gasthaus

American  
[gahst-hous] / ˈgɑstˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

gasthauses, gasthäuser
  1. a German inn or tavern.


Etymology

Origin of gasthaus

First recorded in 1825–35, gasthaus is from the German word Gasthaus guesthouse

Example Sentences

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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

At the little gasthaus at Pfalzburg the people appear to understand and anticipate an Englishman's gastronomic peculiarities, for the first time since leaving England I am confronted at the supper-table with excellent steak and tea.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas

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

We found convent, gasthaus, and sentiment, without any pre-occupants.

From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore

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)