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thuringian

British  
/ θjʊˈrɪndʒɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the German state of Thuringia or its inhabitants

"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

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Thuringia

"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 their costumes seemed more reminiscent of Grant Wood than Thuringian peasants only added to the sense of fun.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2017

In the Thuringian town of Eisenach, where Bach was born, quasi-pagan notions of devilry still prevailed.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 25, 2016

With its avant-gardism and leftist leanings, Bauhaus had never been popular in Weimar, but when the Nazis joined the Thuringian parliament in 1924, the Bauhaus knew it was time to ship out.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2016

Police say a special train with 570 people on board arrived in the Thuringian town of Saalfeld late on Saturday.

From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2015

The monk," said I, "hurled him down into the Devil's Abyss, amid the Thuringian mountains.

From The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)

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