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Schwarzwald

British  
/ ˈʃvartsvalt /

noun

  1. the German name for the Black Forest

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That little corner of the Schwarzwald will always remain to us a part separated from the rest of the world—a sort of back-water of fairyland.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Paine, Albert Bigelow

Perhaps after all it was not the enemy's country, though the names of Baden and Schwarzwald certainly had a hostile sound.

From Tom Slade with the Boys Over There by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)

Like a dream then rose the vision Of the Schwarzwald, and the story Of the young musician Werner And the lovely Margaretta.

From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von

Once more in my dear Schwarzwald I now rest, And near me rush the healing waters out, On high a bird of prey soars o'er his nest, And in the brook are sporting tiny trout.

From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von

The highest peak of the Schwarzwald, the Feldberg, rose not far off, and on arriving at the top of this mountain, we saw that a half hour's walk would bring us to its summit.

From Views a-foot by Taylor, Bayard

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