Oberammergau

[ oh-ber-ah-mer-gou ]

/ ˌoʊ bərˈɑ mərˌgaʊ /

noun

a village in S Germany, SW of Munich: famous for the passion play performed there every ten years.

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Examples from the Web for oberammergau

The most striking natural feature of Oberammergau is the great mountain-peak to the southwest, called the Kofel.
Glimpses of Three Coasts|Helen Hunt Jackson
She is one of the few women in Oberammergau who do delicate carving.
Glimpses of Three Coasts|Helen Hunt Jackson
Mystery plays have come to have much more significance for us since the wide popularity of the Passion Play at Oberammergau.
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The people of Oberammergau are a humble, hard-working people.
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Now shone out the virtues of this "King of Oberammergau," who would not be its burgomaster.
Glimpses of Three Coasts|Helen Hunt Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for oberammergau

Oberammergau

/ (German oːbərˈamərɡau) /

noun

a village in S Germany, in Bavaria in the foothills of the Alps: famous for its Passion Play, performed by the villagers every ten years (except during the World Wars) since 1634, in thanksgiving for the end of the Black Death. Pop: 5363 (2003 est)

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