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Battenberg en · NOUN

Etymology

From German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of Battenberg cake.
   alt of Battenberg cake
   • I’m more of a Radio 4-and-a-slice-of-Battenberg type of girl, yet here I am, dancing, drinking, and, inevitably, ending up in the ladies’ loos with two women who were strangers 24 hours ago, applying lipstick and trying not to suffocate in a cloud of Elnett. 2017 August 6, Helen Russell, “Why making friends as a grown-up is scary – and how to do it anyway”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2017:

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Battenberg en · PROPN

Etymology

From German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse.

Meanings

1. (countable) A surname from German, anglicized in 1917 as Mountbatten.
2. (countable, uncountable) A small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany.
   • Incidentally, Anthony and I once visited the town of Battenberg, on a sort of pilgrimage. It's a pretty little spot in the Waldeck-Frankenberg state of Hesse, although no one is much interested in talking about cake there. 2017, Damien Trench, Miles Jupp, Egg and Soldiers: A Childhood Memoir, Hachette, →ISBN:
3. (countable, uncountable) A town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Forms

Deriveds

Battenberger · Battenberg cake · Mountbatten · Battenberg lace

Synonyms

Battenberg · Battenberg

Translations (3)

el Μπάττενμπεργκ (surname) · mr बाटनबेर्क (surname) · de Battenberg (surname)