Tannenbaum

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/ˈtænənˌbaʊ̯m/

noun

Christmas tree.

“Oh, Tannenbaum, oh, Tannenbaum, how lovely are thy branches.”

OriginGerman Tannenbaum →
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Meanings

nounTannenbaum (plural Tannenbaums)

plural Tannenbaums

  1. Christmas tree.

    Oh, Tannenbaum, oh, Tannenbaum, how lovely are thy branches.

    1 more example

    Local newspapers covered the story of how Santa Claus had helped the Tannenbaum.

Origin

  1. GermanTannenbaum
  2. GermanTannenbaum
  3. EnglishTannenbaum

Borrowed from German Tannenbaum (“fir tree”).

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APA

Tannenbaum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tannenbaum

MLA

“Tannenbaum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tannenbaum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tannenbaum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tannenbaum.

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