Munich

[ myoo-nik ]

noun

1. German München. a city in and the capital of Bavaria, in SW Germany.
2. any dishonorable appeasement.

Munich

/ ˈmjuːnɪk /

noun

1. a city in S Germany, capital of the state of Bavaria, on the Isar River: became capital of Bavaria in 1508; headquarters of the Nazi movement in the 1920s; a major financial, commercial, and manufacturing centre. Pop: 1 247 873 (2003 est) German nameMünchen

Munich

1. Capital of Bavaria , located in southern Germany near the Bavarian Alps ; a commercial, industrial, transportation, communications, and cultural center.

Notes

The Munich Pact , drawn up in 1938, forced Czechoslovakia to give up territory to the Nazis.

During World War II , the Allies bombed much of the city. After the war, it was the largest city in the American occupation zone.

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.

Example Sentences

Malik Nabers figures to reel in a lot of catches, and New York should take care of business in Munich.

From Los Angeles Times

It is not the first time the Champions League has seen such an incident but Arsenal escaped being punished against Bayern Munich in last season's quarter-final first-leg.

From BBC

Rory Smith breaks down why Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso turned down Liverpool and Bayern Munich last summer, but could well end up as the next Real Madrid manager next summer.

From BBC

Matthijs de Ligt is yet to convince following his move from Bayern Munich while Lisandro Martinez showed his lack of discipline with a wild late challenge on Cole Palmer, which saw him fortunate to escape a Video Assistant Review with only a yellow card.

From BBC

He didn’t look comfortable when Bayern Munich experimented with a back three under Julian Nagelsmann in 2022-23 and was dropped from Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands back three just one game into the 2022 World Cup.

From BBC