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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

A subsequent attack by the British, delivered on a front of some 5,000 yards between Schwaben Redoubt and Le Sars, advanced the British line from 300 to 500 yards.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds

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

Before the war, in the years 1910 to 1914, the Deutsche Luftfahrt Actien Gesellschaft successfully ran a commercial Zeppelin service in which four airships were used, namely, Schwaben, Victoria Luise, Hansa and Sachsan.

From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by George Whale

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