Hohenzollern
['hɔhənzəulən]
Definition
(noun.) a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia.
Inputed by Jackson--From WordNet
Examples
- The peace of Frankfort was a Hohenzollern peace. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But everywhere now the Hohenzollern and Habsburg forces were collapsing. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- So the patient work of the German schoolmasters was disowned, and the Hohenzollern declared himself triumphant. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Kaiser was afflicted with a son and heir more Hohenzollern, more imperialistic, more Pan-Germanic than his father. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Checker: Peggy