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Grindelwald

British  
/ ˈɡrɪndəlvalt /

noun

  1. a valley and resort in central Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland: mountaineering centre, with the Wetterhorn and the Eiger nearby

"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's when it got its nickname "Little Grindelwald", a nod to Rüschegg's bigger and better known neighbour not far away.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2024

Inntravel has a seven-night, self-guided trip from Grindelwald to Kandersteg, taking in the pretty town of Murren, from £1,595 per person, including half-board in three- and four-star hotels and rail travel from London.

From National Geographic Apr. 18, 2023

Then the studio called in a more refined option to replace Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore": Mads Mikkelsen.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2022

Embattled actor Johnny Depp, who played big bad Grindelwald, was replaced by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, who is an improvement and the only actor who seems to be energized in tackling this material.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2022

Educated at Durmstrang, a school famous even then for its unfortunate tolerance of the Dark Arts, Grindelwald showed himself quite as precociously brilliant as Dumbledore.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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