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zwinger

US/ˈtsfiŋəɹ/

zwinger noun: a citadel or fortress, especially one that protects a city.

Noun

zwinger (plural zwingers)

  1. A citadel or fortress, especially one that protects a city.

Forms of zwinger

pluralzwingers

Origin of zwinger

From German Zwinger.

Questions about zwinger

What does zwinger mean?
Zwinger means a citadel or fortress, especially one that protects a city.
What part of speech is zwinger?
Zwinger is a noun.
How do you pronounce zwinger?
Zwinger is pronounced /ˈtsfiŋəɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of zwinger?
The plural of zwinger is zwingers.

Words near zwinger in the dictionary

  1. zwieselite
  2. Zwijndrecht
  3. Zwilling
  4. Zwillings
  5. Zwinge
  6. zwinger
  7. zwingers
  8. Zwingle
  9. Zwingli
  10. Zwinglian
  11. Zwinglianism

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