Schweinfurt

[shvahyn-foo rt]

noun

a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.

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Historical Examples of schweinfurt

He was apprenticed to the town piper of Suhl and became organist at Schweinfurt.
Bach
Charles Francis Abdy Williams
Green edges are often produced by using Schweinfurt's green or silk-green.
The Progress of the Marbling Art
Josef Halfer
A solution of Schweinfurt green has been used with some success; its cost is $2.50 per acre.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891
Various
His birthplace is supposed to be Schweinfurt, but it is to be sought, in reality, somewhere on the banks of the Euphrates.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866
Various
He became organist at Schweinfurt, and ultimately director of the town musicians at Erfurt.
Sebastian Bach
Reginald Lane Poole

British Dictionary definitions for schweinfurt

Schweinfurt

noun

a city in central Germany, in N Bavaria on the River Main. Pop: 54 601 (2003 est)

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