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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

At the eastern end of the causeway the Old Mill Road rises towards the Schwaben Redoubt.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John

In the region of Gueudecourt the British advanced their lines and beat off a furious attack made on the Schwaben Redoubt north of Thiepval on October 8, 1916.

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

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 Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

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