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

Both of these drawings took place in Turnverein Hall, and the chances sold at about three hundred and fifty dollars each.

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Every boy, even every girl, begins them at school, and the boy when he leaves school joins a Turnverein.

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When he went to the Turnverein, it was to hear the old tongue, to sing the old songs.

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