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Definition of Turnvereins
1. turnverein [n] - See also: turnverein
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnvereins
Literary usage of Turnvereins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Register of National Bibliography: With a Selection of the Chief by William Prideaux Courtney (1905)
"... ed. by GF Lenz and others, 4th ed. 1881. diet, de gymnast., by N. Laisné,
1882, bibliog. pp. 179-84. Verzeichnis einer turnvereins-biblio- thek, ..."
2. Physical Education by Muscular Exercise by Luther Halsey Gulick (1904)
"They organized societies for the carrying on of German gymnastics, and the German
turnvereins of to-day are the continuation of these societies. ..."
3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1859)
"In 1848 the political condition of Europe enabled the turnvereins to be ...
Thus the turnvereins of the United States tread closely in the track of the ..."
4. The Indiana Centennial, 1916: A Record of the Celebration of the One by Indiana Historical Commission (1919)
"Combined women's classes of the Independent, Socialer, and South Side turnvereins,
under the direction of George Lipps, took part in the aesthetic dancing. ..."
5. A System of Physiologic Therapeutics: A Practical Exposition of the Methods by Solomon Solis-Cohen (1904)
"They organized societies for the carrying on of German gymnastics, and the German
turnvereins of to-day are the continuation of these societies. ..."
6. Manual of Gymnastic Dancing by Seward Charle Staley, Doane McKendry Lowery (1920)
"... introduced by Spiess, were carried on in most turnvereins. ... were practiced
in the early turnvereins of which he knew, as far back as 1865. ..."
7. American Gymnasia and Athletic Record (1906)
"Some of the students join the city turnvereins and exercise often on the large
platz in or near the town. At Schoenholtz, especially on Sundays, ..."
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