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Steinway

Steinway noun: a piano made by Steinway & Sons, a German-American piano company founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg.

Noun

Steinway (plural Steinways)

  1. A piano made by Steinway & Sons, a German-American piano company founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg.
    • After supper — which is a lengthy, spoon-fed, dribblesome business — he likes to play Schubert or Brahms on the Steinway in the conservatory.1992, Chris Wilson, Fou, page 177

Forms of Steinway

pluralSteinways

Origin of Steinway

From the surname of the piano maker, a German immigrant to Manhattan whose original surname was Steinweg.

Questions about Steinway

What does Steinway mean?
Steinway means a piano made by Steinway & Sons, a German-American piano company founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg.
What part of speech is Steinway?
Steinway is a noun.
What is the plural of Steinway?
The plural of Steinway is Steinways.

Words near Steinway in the dictionary

  1. Steinmeyers
  2. steins
  3. Steinseifer
  4. steinsful
  5. steinstrasse
  6. Steinway
  7. Steinways
  8. Steitz
  9. Steitzes
  10. Stejari
  11. Stejaru

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