turnverein

[ turn-vuh-rahyn, too rn-; German toorn-fer-ahyn ]
/ ˈtɜrn vəˌraɪn, ˈtʊərn-; German ˈtʊərn fɛrˌaɪn /

noun

an athletic club, especially of gymnasts.

Origin of turnverein

1850–55, Americanism; < German: gymnastic club, equivalent to turn(en) to practice gymnastics (see turner2) + Verein union

Example sentences from the Web for turnverein

  • When he went to the Turnverein, it was to hear the old tongue, to sing the old songs.

    Dangerous Days |Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Both of these drawings took place in Turnverein Hall, and the chances sold at about three hundred and fifty dollars each.

  • Every boy, even every girl, begins them at school, and the boy when he leaves school joins a Turnverein.

    Home Life in Germany |Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick