Munich

American  

[myoo-nik] / ˈmju nɪk /

noun

1. German München.  a city in and the capital of Bavaria, in SW Germany.

2. any dishonorable appeasement.

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Munich British  

/ ˈmjuːnɪk /

noun

1. German name: München.  a city in S Germany, capital of the state of Bavaria, on the Isar River: became capital of Bavaria in 1508; headquarters of the Nazi movement in the 1920s; a major financial, commercial, and manufacturing centre. Pop: 1 247 873 (2003 est)

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Munich Cultural  

1. Capital of Bavaria, located in southern Germany near the Bavarian Alps; a commercial, industrial, transportation, communications, and cultural center.

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The Munich Pact, drawn up in 1938, forced Czechoslovakia to give up territory to the Nazis.

During World War II, the Allies bombed much of the city. After the war, it was the largest city in the American occupation zone.

Munich was the scene of the Nazi party's rise to power; National Socialism (Nazism) was founded there in 1918, and Adolf Hitler led an attempted revolution in Munich in 1923, the Beer Hall Putsch.

Example Sentences

Since moving to Bayern Munich in 2023, he has twice won the Bundesliga and the European Golden Shoe for top scorer on the continent.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

It has partnered with ride-hailing giant Uber to deploy robotaxis in Munich and is working with the Mercedes-Benz Group to develop self-driving cabs in Abu Dhabi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

He led Real Madrid for the last 28 games of the season as they finished second in La Liga and were knocked out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage by Bayern Munich.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

“I’m glad he’s joined Bayern Munich, a winning culture.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

On New Year’s Eve in 1866, Mendel wrote to the Swiss plant physiologist Carl von Nägeli in Munich, enclosing a description of his experiments.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee