Meanings
proper noun
- A neighbourhood in Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough, Berlin, Berlin, Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany.
- abbreviationellipsishistoricalaeronauticsEllipsis of Berlin Tempelhof Airport: a former airport in Berlin, Germany.
Origin
- Middle High GermanTempelhove
- GermanTempelhof
- EnglishTempelhof
From German Tempelhof, from Middle High German Tempelhove. From being a fortified base for the Knights Templar.
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German Tempelhof
- TempelhofTranslations
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APA
Tempelhof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tempelhof
MLA
“Tempelhof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tempelhof. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tempelhof,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tempelhof.
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