muenster
[muhn-ster, moo n-]
- a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
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Origin of muenster
First recorded in 1900–05; after Müenster in France (Haut-Rhin)
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Contemporary Examples
“I thought it was an almost un-winnable case,” Muenster said.
Robert Bales, Accused in Afghan Deaths, Hires Flashy Lawyer John Henry BrowneWinston 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 BrowneWinston Ross
March 19, 2012
Historical Examples
He was a pupil and assistant of Selenka, who was then at Erlangen (died in Muenster 1902).
At the Deathbed of DarwinismEberhard Dennert
Only the universities of Strassburg, Rostock and Muenster had no female students.
Woman and SocialismAugust Bebel
He found, upon inquiry, that the British division was at present at Muenster.
With Frederick the GreatG. A. Henty
muenster
- a whitish-yellow semihard whole milk cheese, often flavoured with caraway or aniseed
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Word Origin
after Muenster, Haut-Rhin, France
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Word Origin and History for muenster
n.
type of cheese, 1902, from Münster, mountain valley in Alsace, where it is made; the place name is German, literally "minster."
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