Münsterberg

[ moo n-ster-burg; German myn-stuh r-berk ]
/ ˈmʊn stərˌbɜrg; German ˈmün stərˌbɛrk /

noun

Hu·go [hyoo-goh; German hoo-goh] /ˈhyu goʊ; German ˈhu goʊ/,1863–1916, German psychologist and philosopher in the U.S.

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Example sentences from the Web for munsterberg

  • So far the Munsterberg school has overlooked it—but the canny Parisians have not.

    Europe Revised|Irvin S. Cobb

  • The monarchy of Germany, Munsterberg says, appeals to the moral personality and the æsthetic imagination.

    The Psychology of Nations|G.E. Partridge

  • They nevertheless resolved to give him battle, and marched to Munsterberg, where he had formed an intrenched camp.

    The Thirty Years War, Complete|Friedrich Schiller

British Dictionary definitions for munsterberg

Münsterberg
/ (ˈmʊnstəˌbɜːɡ) /

noun

Hugo. 1863–1916, German psychologist, in the US from 1897, noted for his pioneering work in applied psychology
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