Munich

American  

[myoo-nik] / ˈmyu 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

Munich Re reiterated the guidance for 2026 it issued at an investor day in December.

From The Wall Street Journal

Atalanta will meet either Premier League leaders Arsenal or German champions Bayern Munich in the last 16, with the draw to be held on Friday.

From Barron's

Gatherings like Munich are an opportunity to reimagine these structures of cooperation and develop new strategies to meet the challenges of the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this week it was announced the Detroit Lions will play in Munich this season.

From Barron's

A pasting at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain might have coloured their last European campaign but Inter got to that final by seeing off Bayern Munich and Barcelona in epic knockout ties.

From Barron's