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Jugendstil

[ yoo-guhnt-shteel ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)
  1. art nouveau as practiced in German-speaking countries.


Jugendstil

/ ˈjuːɡəntʃtiːl /

noun

  1. another name for Art Nouveau
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jugendstil1

1925–30; < German, equivalent to Jugend youth + Stil style
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jugendstil1

from Jugend literally: youth, name of illustrated periodical that first appeared in 1896, + Stil style
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Example Sentences

Velvet, leather, marble and tile are used in the design, which echoes the Secessionists, Jugendstil and Josef Hoffmann.

A group of 46 pre-World War I rarities, the posters exemplify Jugendstil, or youth style, the German-speaking world’s answer to Art Nouveau.

The city’s U-bahn system only began operating in the late 1970s, but still uses the ornate Jugendstil entrance pavilions and sleek platforms – designed by the architect Otto Wagner – that were part of an overground railway network constructed in the late 19th century.

The intimate room, with a low vaulted ceiling, original stained-glass windows and dark Jugendstil wall paneling, was smaller than I’d imagined it.

Industrialist and music lover Herbert Fuchs-Robettin had invited Berg to stay with him and his wife, Hanna, at their Jugendstil villa in the suburb of Bubeneč.

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