Etymology

Tempelhof

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Today it means: A neighbourhood in Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough, Berlin, Berlin, Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany. Full definition →

German Tempelhof ← Middle High German Tempelhove
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  1. Middle High German · derived fromTempelhove
  2. German · borrowed fromTempelhof
  3. English todayTempelhof

From German Tempelhof, from Middle High German Tempelhove. From being a fortified base for the Knights Templar.

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