Gotha

[ goh-tah ]

/ ˈgoʊ tɑ /

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noun

a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.

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got a thing going, gotcha, gotcha lizard, Göteborg, Goth, Gotha, Gotham, Gothamite, go the distance, go the extra mile, go the limit

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How to use Gotha in a sentence

Luther set out from Erfurt, and passed through Gotha, where he again preached.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Above him in the fuselage sat the rear gunner, and by their combined aid the Gotha could keep all enemy planes at a safe distance.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith
The Friedrichshafen bomber was not so large as the Gotha, but in many points of construction it resembled it.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith
I somehow found myself in his Highness's territories, of which anybody may read a description in the Almanach de Gotha.
The Fitz-Boodle Papers|William Makepeace Thackeray

Jim came to the door, at the sound of Saxe Gotha drinking up his little spring.
Wisconsin in Story and Song;|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Gotha

Gotha

/ (ˈɡəʊθə, German ˈɡoːta) /

noun

a town in central Germany, in Thuringia on the N edge of the Thuringian forest: capital of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1826–1918); noted for the Almanach de Gotha (a record of the royal and noble houses of Europe, first published in 1764). Pop: 47 158 (2003 est)

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