turnverein

[ turn-vuh-rahyn, toorn-; German toorn-fer-ahyn ]

noun

1. an athletic club, especially of gymnasts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of turnverein¹

1850–55, Americanism; < German: gymnastic club, equivalent to turn ( en ) to practice gymnastics ( turner ² ) + Verein union

Example Sentences

He was president of the mercantile turnverein, and assiduously cultivated the love of learning in himself and his companions.

From Project Gutenberg