muenster

[muhn-ster, moon-]

noun

(often initial capital letter)

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

muenster

/ ˈmʊnstə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of muenster¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of muenster¹

after Muenster, Haut-Rhin, France

Example Sentences

“Fundamentally, I think the OPEC+ decision to continue returning additional supply to the market is the biggest driver of the expectation for crude oil inventory builds,” says Matt Muenster, chief economist at transport technology firm Breakthrough.

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There’s a lesson here, I think: don’t try to push American cheese into a place where you really want gouda or Muenster or Gruyère.

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In college, I once overheard a friend order a sandwich in the dining hall that would soon become my go-to for months: chicken cutlets, Muenster, pesto and mayonnaise on a hard roll.

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Steinmeier is holding a state banquet for Macron at his Bellevue palace in Berlin on Sunday evening before the two presidents travel on Monday to the eastern city of Dresden, where Macron will make a speech, and on Tuesday to Muenster in western Germany.

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Muenster, Texas, has hosted a German-heritage festival for nearly 50 years.

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