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Sauerkraut (also Kraut, which in German would mean cabbage in general)—fermented cabbage. Schnapps (German spelling: Schnaps)—a distilled alcoholic drink (hard liquor, booze). Schwarzbier—a dark lager beer. Seltzer—carbonated water, a genericized trademark that derives from the German town Selters, which is renowned for its mineral springs.
But resemblances to German folk-song of the end of the seventeenth century may be found generally throughout the melody. Less widely utilized in the present day is the special air traditional for the " Three Weeks " preceding Tisha b'Av , although this is characterized by much tender charm absent from the melody of Eli Tziyyon , which more ...
A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterization of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilization and humanitarian values having ...
This list of German abbreviations includes abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms found in the German language. Because German words can be famously long, use of abbreviation is particularly common. Even the language's shortest words are often abbreviated, such as the conjunction und (and) written just as "u." This article covers standard ...
Below is a list of German language exonyms for formerly German places and other places in non-German-speaking areas of the world. Archaic names are in italics . Algeria
From the German word 'nichts' (nothing). Mox nix! – From the German phrase, Es macht nichts! Often used by U.S. service personnel to mean "It doesn't matter" or "It's not important". [2] strafe – In its sense of "to machine-gun troop assemblies and columns from the air", 'strafe' is an adaptation of the German verb strafen (to punish).
But when I say regional burger, I don’t mean new inventions; instead, I’m talking about long-existing burger styles with rich histories tied to specific areas.
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (born 1982) the claimant to the defunct throne of Albania and the head of the House of Zogu. Leka Bungo is an Albanian director, actor, and screenwriter. born 1944. Leka Gjiknuri (1942 -1998) born in Kudhës, Himara, was a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences in New York and Paris