Bayreuth
English
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editBayreuth
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German Beierrūte. The second component is related to roden (“clear, make arable”); compare toponyms in -rode, -roth, -rade, -rath. The first component is somewhat puzzling. The only connection that suggests itself is with Bayern (“Bavaria”), but Bayreuth is far north of the historically Bavarian territories (which exclude great parts of the modern state, while including most of Austria).
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editBayreuth n (proper noun, genitive Bayreuths or (optionally with an article) Bayreuth)
- Bayreuth (an independent town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany)
- Bayreuth (a rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Bayreuth, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat)
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- en:Towns in Bavaria
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- en:Places in Bavaria
- en:Places in Germany
- en:Districts of Bavaria
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- de:Towns in Bavaria
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- de:Places in Bavaria
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