Bavaria
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Ba·var·i·a
(bə-vâr′ē-ə) A region and former duchy of southern Germany. Long an influential constituent of the Holy Roman Empire, Bavaria became a kingdom upon the dissolution of the empire (1806), before being incorporated into the new German Empire (1871).
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Bavaria
(bəˈvɛərɪə)n
(Placename) a state of S Germany: a former duchy and kingdom; mainly wooded highland, with the Alps in the south. Capital: Munich. Pop: 12 155 000 (2000 est). Area: 70 531 sq km (27 232 sq miles). German name: Bayern
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(bəˈvɛər i ə)n.
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