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Hohenstaufen

Hohenstaufen proper noun: a mediaeval (11th—14th centuries) German dynasty of Swabian origin, from which came numerous monarchs, including dukes of Swabia and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.

Proper noun

Hohenstaufen

  1. (historical) A mediaeval (11th—14th centuries) German dynasty of Swabian origin, from which came numerous monarchs, including dukes of Swabia and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.

Hohenstaufen meaning in Marathi

Hohenstaufen in Marathi

mediaeval dynasty originating in Swabia
होएनश्टाउफन hoenaśṭāuphan

Origin of Hohenstaufen

Borrowed from German Hohenstaufen, from hohen (“high”) + Staufen (from Staufer (“member of a Swabian dynasty”), from Old High German stouf (“chalice”), related to Proto-West Germanic *staupijan (“to pour”)), first used to distinguish a hill called Staufer in the Swabian Jura from the village of the same name in the valley below. (See Hohenstaufen § Name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).

Questions about Hohenstaufen

What does Hohenstaufen mean?
Hohenstaufen means a mediaeval (11th—14th centuries) German dynasty of Swabian origin, from which came numerous monarchs, including dukes of Swabia and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
What is Hohenstaufen in Marathi?
Hohenstaufen in Marathi is होएनश्टाउफन (hoenaśṭāuphan). See Hohenstaufen meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Hohenstaufen?
Hohenstaufen is a proper noun.

Words near Hohenstaufen in the dictionary

  1. Hohenberger
  2. Hohenbergers
  3. Hoheneiche
  4. Hohensee
  5. Hohensees
  6. Hohenstaufen
  7. Hohenstein
  8. Hohensteins
  9. Hohenwald
  10. Hohenzollern
  11. Hohenzollernism

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