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Schön is a German surname, which means handsome or beautiful, from the Middle High German schoene, meaning "beautiful", "friendly", "nice". [1] Schon means "already" and "yet". Alternative spellings include Schon and Schoen. Notable people with the surname include: Adolf Schön (1906–1987), German cyclist
Frederick the Fair (German: Friedrich der Schöne) or the Handsome (c. 1289 – 13 January 1330), from the House of Habsburg, was the duke of Austria and Styria from 1308 as well as the anti-king of Germany from 1314 until 1325 and then co-king until his death.
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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.
The following guidelines are intended to assist editors in Translating German Wikipedia articles for English Wikipedia.. Before starting a translation, editors should familiarise themselves with the guidance Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Conventions, which particularly covers the consistent and accurate naming of places, geographical features like mountains, rivers and glaciers, and man-made ...
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Fernando I the Handsome (1345–1383), King of the Kingdom of Portugal; Geoffrey the Handsome or Geoffrey Plantagenet (1113–1151), Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and father of King Henry II of England; Oleg I the Handsome (13th century), Prince of Ryazan (in present-day Russia) Philibert the Handsome or Philibert II (1480–1504), Duke of ...
The Deutsches Wörterbuch (German: [ˌdɔʏtʃəs ˈvœʁtɐbuːx]; "The German Dictionary"), abbreviated DWB, is the largest and most comprehensive dictionary of the German language in existence. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Encompassing modern High German vocabulary in use since 1450, it also includes loanwords adopted from other languages into German.