Oberammergau

American  

[oh-ber-ah-mer-gou] / ˌoʊ bərˈɑ mərˌgaʊ /

noun

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

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Oberammergau British  

/ oːbərˈamərɡau /

noun

1. 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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Oberammergau

Both men grew up in Oberammergau and are sons of Turkish immigrants.

From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

Oberammergau, like so many places worldwide, suffered some COVID-19 deaths, though residents who confirmed that were unsure how many.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2022

We had been school kids together in Oberammergau, Germany in the mid-1950s.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2018

Unfortunately, he cannot take part, because he has lived in Oberammergau for only 13 years.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2010

And the straining eyes suddenly turn from the teachers and the dissecting tables, from the glittering visions of art and the material world to the stage of Oberammergau and the Passion Play.

From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Hillern, Wilhelmine von