A range of wooded hills in northwest Germany between the upper Ems and the Weser rivers. It was the site of a victory by Arminius over Roman legions in A.D. 9, commemorated by a monument near the city of Detmold.
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Teutoburger Wald
Teutoburger Wald, a range of wooded hills to the east of Münster, running north-west from Detmold towards Osnabrück. The southern portion was the scene of the defeat of the Romans under Varus in ad 9 (see Arminius).
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman legions
Synonym: battle of Teutoburger Wald
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