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

Three flights out of Heraklion airport on the island of Crete, including one to Munich, have been delayed, according to public broadcaster ERT.

From BBC

Her deal at Bayern Munich ends in the summer, and while she has an offer to extend, she could sign a pre-contract agreement in January to join another club in the summer.

From BBC

The England captain has been in the form of his life this year, continuing to be prolific for Bayern Munich.

From BBC

A row over the disappearance of a famous river surfing wave in Munich escalated on Sunday as authorities removed a beam inserted over Christmas to recreate the attraction.

From Barron's

Adam Pretty: I took this picture at the relatively new Surftown wave pool in Munich, where some elite French Polynesian surfers had booked private training sessions.

From BBC