muenster

[muhn-ster, moo n-]

noun (often initial capital letter)

a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.

Origin of muenster

First recorded in 1900–05; after Müenster in France (Haut-Rhin)

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Contemporary Examples of muenster

“I thought it was an almost un-winnable case,” Muenster said.
Robert Bales, Accused in Afghan Deaths, Hires Flashy Lawyer John Henry Browne
Winston Ross
March 19, 2012
But it was Benjamin Ng, Muenster told The Daily Beast, who presented the biggest challenge to defend.
Robert Bales, Accused in Afghan Deaths, Hires Flashy Lawyer John Henry Browne
Winston Ross
March 19, 2012

Historical Examples of muenster

He was a pupil and assistant of Selenka, who was then at Erlangen (died in Muenster 1902).
At the Deathbed of Darwinism
Eberhard Dennert
Only the universities of Strassburg, Rostock and Muenster had no female students.
Woman and Socialism
August Bebel
He found, upon inquiry, that the British division was at present at Muenster.
With Frederick the Great
G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for muenster

muenster

noun

a whitish-yellow semihard whole milk cheese, often flavoured with caraway or aniseed

Word Origin for muenster

after Muenster, Haut-Rhin, France

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Word Origin and History for muenster

type of cheese, 1902, from Münster, mountain valley in Alsace, where it is made; the place name is German, literally "minster."