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Tanzhaus

Tanzhaus noun: a late Middle Ages Jewish European dancehall.

Noun

Tanzhaus

  1. (historical) A late Middle Ages Jewish European dancehall
    • Especially in the Rhineland, hundreds of men and women danced to utter exhaustion. Lasting until the beginning of the fifteenth century, this epidemic carried over into the Jewish ghettos, where a Tanzhaus was found.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 205

Origin of Tanzhaus

Borrowed from German Tanzhaus (literally “dance house”).

Questions about Tanzhaus

What does Tanzhaus mean?
Tanzhaus means a late Middle Ages Jewish European dancehall.
What part of speech is Tanzhaus?
Tanzhaus is a noun.

Words near Tanzhaus in the dictionary

  1. tanzawaic acid
  2. tanzeb
  3. tanzebs
  4. Tanzer
  5. Tanzers
  6. Tanzhaus
  7. Tanzi
  8. Tanzi effect
  9. Tanzi effects
  10. tanzib
  11. tanzibs

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