Munich
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| 1. | German, München. a city in and the capital of Bavaria, in SW Germany. 1,188,800. |
| 2. | any dishonorable appeasement. |
Compare Munich Pact.
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| Mu·nich
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A city of southeast Germany near the Bavarian Alps southeast of Augsburg. Founded in 1158, it has long been the center of Bavaria. Adolf Hitler organized the Nazi Party here after World War I and signed the Munich Pact, widely regarded as a symbol of appeasement, with Great Britain, France, and Italy in 1938. The city was largely rebuilt after extensive Allied bombing in World War II. Population: 1,240,000. |
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Munich
Munich
in ref. to "appeasement" is from the meeting of Ger., British, Fr. and It. representatives in the Bavarian capital Sept. 29, 1938, which resulted in the cession of Sudetenland to Germany.
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| munich | |
noun | |
| the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Munich
[Chapter:] World Geography
Munich
Capital of Bavaria, located in southern Germany near the Bavarian Alps; a commercial, industrial, transportation, communications, and cultural center.
Note: Munich was the scene of the Nazi party's rise to power; National Socialism (Nazism) was founded there in 1918, and Adolf Hitler led an attempted revolution in Munich in 1923, the Beer Hall Putsch.
Note: The Munich Pact, drawn up in 1938, forced Czechoslovakia to give up territory to the Nazis.
Note: During World War II, the Allies bombed much of the city. After the war, it was the largest city in the American occupation zone.
[Chapter:] World Geography
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Munich, ND (city, FIPS 55020) Location: 48.66908 N, 98.83224 W
Population (1990): 310 (135 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
New Munich, MN (city, FIPS 45772) Location: 45.63059 N, 94.75281 W
Population (1990): 314 (129 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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