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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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There is to be a meeting of certain statesmen in a certain spot in the range of the Schwarzwald.

From The Secrets of the German War Office by Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves

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 Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey

On putting his head out he saw in the airy distance the Schwarzwald lying behind him.

From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various

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 Albert Bigelow Paine

The custom is reported from the Schwarzwald as late as 1780.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner

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