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Schwaben

American  
[shvah-buhn] / ˈʃvɑ bən /

noun

  1. German name of Swabia.


Schwaben British  
/ ˈʃvaːbən /

noun

  1. the German name for Swabia

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On the morning of what was supposed to be their second game, senior center John Schwaben texted a teammate about giving him a ride to the stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 28, 2020

“There was a lot of emotions because it was our last game for our seniors,” Schwaben said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 28, 2020

The situation at Beaumont-Hamel was also changed for the better by the fact that the German stronghold was now a pronounced salient enfiladed by our fire from the captured Hohenzollern, Schwaben, Stuff, and Regina redoubts.

From A Short History of the Great War by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Pollard

The Schwaben spur is like a thumb; Crucifix Valley is like the space between a thumb and a forefinger.

From The Old Front Line by John Masefield

The hill on which the Schwaben is built is like a great thumb laid down beside the Ancre River.

From The Old Front Line by John Masefield

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