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PRONUNCIATION OF TURNHALLE

Turnhalle  [ˈtɜːnˌhælə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURNHALLE

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Turnhalle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TURNHALLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Turnhalle

Turnhalle (Windhoek)

The Turnhalle is a building in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Built during the era of Imperial Germany's colonisation of South-West Africa, it has been through a variety of uses, most prominently as the venue for the 1975–1977 Turnhalle Constitutional Conference, an attempt to quell armed resistance waged by the People's Liberation Army of Namibia against South African occupation. The Turnhalle housed the Tribunal court of the Southern African Development Community until disbandment in 2012.

Definition of Turnhalle in the English dictionary

The definition of Turnhalle in the dictionary is a building in which gymnastics is taught and practised.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURNHALLE


Allah
ˈælə
Bala
ˈbælə
caballer
kəˈbælə
calla
ˈkælə
Caracalla
ˌkærəˈkælə
cavalla
kəˈvælə
Galla
ˈɡælə
inshallah
ɪnˈʃælə
inyala
ɪnˈjælə
palla
ˈpælə
pallah
ˈpælə
pallor
ˈpælə
Ramallah
rəˈmælə
talegalla
ˌtælɪˈɡælə
Valhalla
vælˈhælə
vallar
ˈvælə
valor
ˈvælə
valour
ˈvælə
Walhalla
wælˈhælə
Whyalla
waɪˈælə

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURNHALLE

belle
Celle
crevalle
famille
farfalle
fille
Galle
Halle
Huntsville
La Salle
Lassalle
Lille
Louisville
Malle
marseille
Nashville
nouvelle
Point de Galle
salle
taille

Synonyms and antonyms of Turnhalle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Turnhalle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURNHALLE

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The translations of Turnhalle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Turnhalle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Turnhalle
1,325 millions of speakers

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Turnhalle
570 millions of speakers

English

Turnhalle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Turnhalle
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تورنهال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Турнхалле
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Turnhalle
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Turnhalle
260 millions of speakers

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Turnhalle
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Turnhalle
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Turnhalle
180 millions of speakers

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Turnhalle
130 millions of speakers

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Turnhalle
85 millions of speakers

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Turnhalle
85 millions of speakers
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Turnhalle
80 millions of speakers

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Turnhalle
75 millions of speakers

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टर्नहल्ले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Turnhalle
70 millions of speakers

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Turnhalle
65 millions of speakers

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Turnhalle
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Турнхалле
40 millions of speakers

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Turnhalle
30 millions of speakers
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Turnhalle
15 millions of speakers
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Turnhalle
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Turnhalle
10 millions of speakers
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Turnhalle
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Trends of use of Turnhalle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURNHALLE»

The term «Turnhalle» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.499 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURNHALLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Turnhalle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURNHALLE»

Discover the use of Turnhalle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Turnhalle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A History of Resistance in Namibia
They supported the Turnhalle proposals and formed an alliance with the groups participating in the Turnhalle talks, which was called the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA). The rest of the Afrikaner National Party felt that the Turnhalle ...
Peter H. Katjavivi, 1988
2
Africa in the United Nations System
In September 1975, the Turnhalle Conference issued a declaration of intent expressing the objectives of the conference. Subsequently, on August 18, 1976, the constitutional committee of the conference reaffirmed the declaration of intent and ...
Wellington Winter Nyangoni, 1985
3
Framing the State in Times of Transition: Case Studies in ...
The Turnhalle Constitutional Conference and the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance On September 1,1975,the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference was convened by the ruling white authority in the territory with the support of the South African ...
Laurel E. Miller, Louis Aucoin, 2010
4
Historical Dictionary of Namibia
428 0 TURNHALLE TURNHALLE. A former German military gymnastic hall built in Windhoek in 1913, it has been the site of a variety of events over the years since World War I but especially the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference. Located at ...
Victor L. Tonchi, William A. Lindeke, John J. Grotpeter, 2012
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Mediating Conflict: Decision-making and Western Intervention ...
The negotiations - Phase One: Towards a settlement plan for Namibia The issues around which the negotiations centred during this phase were the abandonment by the South African government of the Turnhalle process and agreement on ...
Vivienne Jabri, 1990
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South Africa's Foreign Policy: The Search for Status and ...
69 The Advisory Council did at least serve as the precursor of a more substantial initiative, the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference. Although still flawed by its ethnic group composition and the exclusion of national black political movements , ...
James Barber, John Barratt, 1990
7
Liberating Namibia: The Long Diplomatic Struggle Between the ...
The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance drew its support from members of 11 major communities or population groups in Namibia40 (the Basters, Whites, Bushmen, Caprivians, Damara, Herero, Kavango, Coloreds, Nama, Ovambo and Tswana).
E. Ike Udogu, 2011
8
Liberation in Southern Africa: Regional and Swedish Voices : ...
This is how we started the Turnhalle conference. The Turnhalle conference was always labelled a South African sponsored conference, which makes me very sad. It is not true. I had to fight a long and hard battle to get it started. Firstly, with my ...
Tor Sellström, 2002
9
Sovereigns, Quasi Sovereigns, and Africans: Race and ...
Despite their different approaches, however, the objective of both parties remained the same: the preservation of the rights and privileges of whites in a postcolonial Namibia.106 The Turnhalle Constitution was never implemented because of ...
Siba N'Zatioula Grovogui, 1996
10
Swapo's Struggle for Namibia, 1960-1991: War by Other Means
It also discusses the opening of political space in Namibia which accompanied the "new dispensation" under Namibia's first Administrator-General, the convening of the Turnhalle Government, and the successes of South Africa's " WHAM" ...
Lauren Dobell, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURNHALLE»

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Sportstunde fällt aus, weil Turnhalle belegt ist
Weil in den Sommerferien die Turnhallen frei sind, werden Flüchtlinge dort untergebracht. Zum Schulbeginn werden einige Hallen weiterhin belegt bleiben. «DIE WELT, Jul 15»
2
Turnhalle in Sand 40 weitere Flüchtlinge kommen in Bergisch …
Am Montagabend kommen weitere 40 Flüchtlinge in Bergisch Gladbach an. Auch sie kommen in der Turnhalle in Sand unter. Das DRK und viele ehrenamtliche ... «Kölnische Rundschau, Jul 15»
3
Gestern Turnhalle, heute Notunterkunft
Es sei vom Land gewünscht, dass in Turnhallen nach den Sommerferien wieder Schul- sport stattfinden kann, so Chmel-Menges weiter. Sollte der Zustrom von ... «General-Anzeiger, Jul 15»
4
Mülheimer Turnhalle wurde über Nacht zur Erstaufnahme
Die Turnhalle Lehnerstraße ist nun auf jeden Fall bis zum Ferienende eine sogenannte Erstaufnahmestelle. Es ist eine neue Herausforderung, die über Nacht ... «Derwesten.de, Jul 15»
5
Flüchtlinge ziehen in Turnhallen
So wurde die Turnhalle des Leo-Statz-Berufskollegs sowie zwei weitere Sporthallen in Unterbach (Carl-Sonnenschein-Schule an der Gerresheimer Landstraße) ... «Westdeutsche Zeitung, Jul 15»
6
Universität Siegen bringt 150 Flüchtlinge in Turnhalle unter
Die Universität Siegen bringt in den Semesterferien Flüchtlinge in einer Turnhalle unter. Die Dreifachturnhalle am Campus Adolf Reichwein werde zunächst bis ... «Derwesten.de, Jul 15»
7
Trier stellt Turnhalle für Flüchtlinge bereit
(Trier/Bitburg) In Trier wird die Turnhalle der ehemaligen Geschwister-Scholl-Schule kurzfristig für die Aufnahme weiterer Flüchtlinge zur Verfügung gestellt. «Trierischer Volksfreund, Jul 15»
8
Feuer in Duisburger Schul-Sporthalle wurde offenbar gelegt
Samstagabend brannte die Turnhalle der Grundschule Ottostraße in Hochheide. 90 Feuerwehrleute aus Duisburg und Moers bekämpften den Brand.Foto: Lars ... «Derwesten.de, Jun 15»
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Leben im Provisorium: Neu-Ulmer Turnhalle wird fit gemacht für …
Auch in Schwaben gibt es zu wenig Unterkünfte für Flüchtlinge. Jetzt müssen die ersten vorübergehend in eine Turnhalle in Neu-Ulm ziehen. Wie leben die ... «Bayerischer Rundfunk, May 15»
10
Humboldt-Gymnasium Vaterstetten - Flüchtlinge kommen in …
Niedergesäß hatte noch mit Blick auf die Abiturfeier versucht, eine Unterbringung von Flüchtlingen in der Turnhalle zu verhindern."Wie Sie vermutlich auch ... «Süddeutsche.de, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Turnhalle [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/turnhalle>. May 2024 ».
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