Gotha

American  

[goh-tah] / ˈgoʊ tɑ /

noun

1. a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.

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Gotha British  

/ ˈɡəʊθə, ˈɡoːta /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The huge, slow-moving dirigibles were later replaced by more reliable long-range airplanes, such as the German Gotha bombers that carried out daylight raids on London.

From Literature

In 1917, King George V formed the House of Windsor, renouncing the German name of the royal house, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, as anti-German sentiment grew during World War I. That name had come into the family in 1840 with the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, whose father was the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

From New York Times

Before changing its name to Windsor due to concerns about anti-German sentiment during World War I the family bore the name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, indicating its German heritage.

From Seattle Times

Recall that the royals were confronted with the inconvenient fact during World War I that their name was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, reflecting their true German lineage.

From Salon

She was born into the House of Windsor, a member of a dynasty that had been known as the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until the name was changed in 1917, during World War I, to avoid its connotations of Britain’s German enemies.

From New York Times