Hohenzollern

[ hoh-uh n-zol-ern; German hoh-uh n-tsawl-uh rn ]

/ ˈhoʊ ənˌzɒl ərn; German ˈhoʊ ənˈtsɔl ərn /

noun

a member of the royal family that ruled in Romania from 1866 to 1947, in Prussia from 1701 to 1918, and in the German Empire from 1871 to 1918.

Origin of Hohenzollern

First recorded in 1890–95

Example sentences from the Web for hohenzollern

Of course, he failed utterly, this noble-minded Hohenzollern who believed too implicitly in the inherent goodness of mankind.

Blood and Iron |John Hubert Greusel
The one redoubtable enemy to the Hohenzollern dynasty was Russia.

German Problems and Personalities |Charles Sarolea
At the same time it tied his family and friends to the Hohenzollern, uniting them in a bond almost servile.

Villa Elsa |Stuart Henry
And the Junker caste have been as selfish, as rapacious, as their Hohenzollern overlords.

German Problems and Personalities |Charles Sarolea

But those dogmatic professors are only the abject disciples of the Hohenzollern King.

German Problems and Personalities |Charles Sarolea

British Dictionary definitions for hohenzollern

Hohenzollern

/ (ˈhəʊənˌzɒlən, German hoːənˈtsɔlərn) /

noun

a German noble family, the younger (Franconian) branch of which provided rulers of Brandenburg (1417–1701) and Prussia (1701–1918). The last kings of Prussia (1871–1918) were also emperors of Germany

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Hohenzollern

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Origin of Hohenzollern

Example sentences from the Web for hohenzollern

British Dictionary definitions for hohenzollern

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