Wanderjahr

American  

[vahn-duhr-yahr] / ˈvɑn dərˌyɑr /

noun

German.

plural

Wanderjahre

1. a year or period of travel, especially following one's schooling and before practicing a profession.

2. (formerly) a year in which an apprentice traveled and improved his skills before settling down to the practice of his trade.

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Wanderjahr British  

/ ˈvandərjaːr /

noun

1. (formerly) a year in which an apprentice travelled to improve his skills

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Etymology

Origin of Wanderjahr

First recorded in 1890–95; German: literally, “wander year”; wander ( def. ), year ( def. )

Example Sentences

On a Wanderjahr around the world in 1908, Bayard stopped off at the American University of Beirut, in the Lebanon.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Storyteller grew famous by turning the travels of a tweedy, 2-in.-tall mouse into a memorable Wanderjahr for children, loaded with longing and nostalgia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tempo Justin Gane From the makers of Wanderjahr and the Pulse series, comes Tempo.

From Time Magazine Archive

Laughlin left Harvard after his freshman year, took off for a Wanderjahr in Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Provision for absence in these cases might well render more possible provision for a "rest-term" or a Wanderjahr, such as should be possible to all mistresses at intervals in their teaching career.

From Women Workers in Seven Professions by Morley, Edith J.