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Jugendstil

American  
[yoo-guhnt-shteel] / ˈju gəntˌʃtil /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)
  1. art nouveau as practiced in German-speaking countries.


Jugendstil British  
/ ˈjuːɡəntʃtiːl /

noun

  1. another name for Art Nouveau

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Jugendstil

1925–30; < German, equivalent to Jugend youth + Stil style

Example Sentences

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Industrialist and music lover Herbert Fuchs-Robettin had invited Berg to stay with him and his wife, Hanna, at their Jugendstil villa in the suburb of Bubeneč.

From The Guardian May 6, 2016

I sat under Jugendstil molding of copper leaves and faded frescoes of harlequins, pretending that I was not spying on my neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2015

After a couple of hours in the gallery, I wandered out into the garden and down to the street, my head full of Viennese Jugendstil - or, art nouveau.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2014

His renderings of broad-shouldered men in uniform and spearlike trees seem to borrow equally from Egyptian painting and the Jugendstil.

From New York Times Mar. 3, 2011

Up close, the Jugendstil spider-web pane above the door, decorated shutters and curved windows with wood-carved frames betray past glory.

From BusinessWeek Dec. 20, 2010

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