Oberammergau

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/oːbərˈamərɡau/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō′bər ä′mər gou′)


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O•ber•am•mer•gau  (ō′bər ä′mər gou′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa village in S Germany, SW of Munich: famous for the passion play performed there every ten years. 4700.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Oberammergau / oːbərˈamərɡau/
  1. a village in S Germany, in Bavaria in the foothills of the Alps: famous for its Passion Play, performed by the villagers every ten years (except during the World Wars) since 1634, in thanksgiving for the end of the Black Death. Pop: 5363 (2003 est)
'Oberammergau' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
passion play

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