turnverein
[ turn-vuh-rahyn, too rn-; German too rn-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
Words nearby turnverein
turnstone,
turntable,
turntable ladder,
turntablist,
turnup,
turnverein,
turophile,
turophobia,
turp,
turpentine,
turpentine tree
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 RinehartBoth of these drawings took place in Turnverein Hall, and the chances sold at about three hundred and fifty dollars each.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 |Harris NewmarkEvery 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