Gotha

American

[goh-tah] / ˈgoʊ tɑ /

noun

a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.

Gotha British

/ ˈɡəʊθə, 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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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 • Mar. 27, 2023

Later in the war, they used Gotha bombers to attack the British capital.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

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 • Sep. 12, 2022

August’s name pays tribute to his grandfather, Prince Philip, and his fourth great-grandfather Prince Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

From Fox News • Mar. 24, 2021

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 "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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