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Hohenzollern
[ hoh-uhn-zol-ern; German hoh-uhn-tsawl-uhrn ]
noun
- a member of the royal family that ruled in Romania from 1866 to 1947, in Prussia from 1701 to 1918, and in the German Empire from 1871 to 1918.
Hohenzollern
/ ˈhəʊənˌzɒlən; hoːənˈtsɔlərn /
noun
- a German noble family, the younger (Franconian) branch of which provided rulers of Brandenburg (1417–1701) and Prussia (1701–1918). The last kings of Prussia (1871–1918) were also emperors of Germany
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hohenzollern1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
He stands for the famous Hohenzollern, challenging eyes, full lips, retroussé mustache and imperious air.
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We can only hope the Duke was a Hohenzollern, and not quite unequal to his task in this respect.
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In fact, he is quite recognizably a Hohenzollern,—with his back half broken.
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The provocation was supplied at the right moment by the candidature of the prince of Hohenzollern for the vacant crown of Spain.
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German historical teaching became an immense systematic falsification of the human past, with a view to the Hohenzollern future.
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