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turnhalle

turnhalle noun: a building used as a school of gymnastics, mostly in German contexts.

Noun

turnhalle (plural turnhalles or turnhallen)

  1. A building used as a school of gymnastics, mostly in German contexts.
    • The Cincinnati Forty-eighters were the first emigres who established a Turnhalle, a recreation center for the development of mind and body.2005, Kathryn M. Galchutt, The Career of Andrew Schulze, 1924-1968: Lutherans and Race in the Civil Rights Era
    • The Germans built turnhalles, and the Czechs created something similar called sokols.2011, Peter N. Pero, Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood, page 53

Forms of turnhalle

pluralturnhalles
pluralturnhallen
alternative formturnhall

Origin of turnhalle

German, from turnen (“to exercise, do gymnastics”) + Halle (“hall”).

Questions about turnhalle

What does turnhalle mean?
Turnhalle means a building used as a school of gymnastics, mostly in German contexts.
What part of speech is turnhalle?
Turnhalle is a noun.
What is the plural of turnhalle?
The plural of turnhalle is turnhalles.

Words near turnhalle in the dictionary

  1. turneyed
  2. turneying
  3. turneys
  4. Turnford
  5. turnhall
  6. turnhalle
  7. turnhallen
  8. turnhalles
  9. turnhalls
  10. Turnham
  11. Turnham Green

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