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

In the early 2000s, Shamieh helped reinsurer Munich Re contend with a crippling ratings downgrade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Surprise appearances by current Bayern Munich boss Kompany and midfielder Jack Grealish, who spent a season-long loan spell at Everton, were loudly cheered by those in attendance.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Kopke, who came from Munich to retain his title in the men's downhill race, said the conditions were "optimal" this year.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

But the outbreak of World War I forced him to return to Germany, where he opened his first art school in Munich.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

During the summer of 1942, a group of courageous University of Munich students took action when they heard about the plight of the Jews.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti