Marienbad

[ mair-ee-uhn-bad, mar-; German mah-ree-uhn-baht ]

/ ˈmɛər i ənˌbæd, ˈmær-; German mɑˈri ənˌbɑt /

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noun

a spa and resort town in the Czech Republic.

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Czech Mariánské Lázně.

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How to use Marienbad in a sentence

The behind-the-scenes film about the making of Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad was lost for 50 years.
A Cult Classic Is Reborn|Bernard-Henri Lévy|May 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The two met again in the following summer, this time at Marienbad, where he knew she and her mother were going.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
This happened in August, 1836; and two days after mother and daughter left Marienbad.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
This time we cannot cite a letter of Mendelssohn's; he was elsewhere similarly occupied as Chopin in Marienbad.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks

Chopin either had left or was about to leave Marienbad when he received Schumann's letter.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
But although the two musicians did not meet at Marienbad, they saw each other at Leipzig.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks

British Dictionary definitions for Marienbad

Marienbad

/ (ˈmærɪənˌbæd, German maˈriːənbaːt) /

noun

the German name for Mariánské Lázně

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