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Battenberg

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German, anglicized in 1917 as Mountbatten. countable
  2. 2
    A small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany. countable, uncountable

    "Incidentally, Anthony and I once visited the town of Battenberg, on a sort of pilgrimage. It's a pretty little spot in the Waldeck-Frankenberg state of Hesse, although no one is much interested in talking about cake there."

  3. 3
    A town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Battenberg cake. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Battenberg (“Battenberg cake”). alt-of

    "When the prince married Princess Victoria (Queen Victoria’s granddaughter), the battenberg was their wedding cake."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse.

Etymology 2

From German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse.

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