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turnverein

American

[turn-vuh-rahyn, toorn-, toorn-fer-ahyn] / ˈtɜrn vəˌraɪn, ˈtʊərn-, ˈtʊərn fɛrˌaɪn /

noun

an athletic club, especially of gymnasts.

Etymology

Origin of turnverein

1850–55, < German: gymnastic club, equivalent to turn ( en ) to practice gymnastics ( see turner ²) + Verein union

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He was president of the mercantile turnverein, and assiduously cultivated the love of learning in himself and his companions.

From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold

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