Marienbad

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

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

noun

a spa and resort town in the Czech Republic.

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Czech Mariánské Lázně.

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Example sentences from the Web for marienbad

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
Why not, she argued, remain at Marienbad for three weeks more and complete his cure?
Visionaries|James Huneker
Franzensbad is frequently resorted to as an after-cure by patients from Carlsbad and Marienbad.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various
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

She was born in Bavaria, not more than a day's ride from Marienbad.
Visionaries|James Huneker
Then wider views opened, until from a wooded ridge we saw below us in the valley the village of Marienbad.
Europe from a Motor Car|Russell Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for marienbad

Marienbad

/ (ˈmærɪənˌbæd, German maˈriːənbaːt) /

noun

the German name for Mariánské Lázně

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