Meanings
nounturnhalle (plural turnhalles or turnhallen)
plural turnhalles · plural turnhallen · alternative turnhall
- A building used as a school of gymnastics, mostly in German contexts.
The Germans built turnhalles, and the Czechs created something similar called sokols.
2011, Peter N. Pero, Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood, page 531 more example
The Cincinnati Forty-eighters were the first emigres who established a Turnhalle, a recreation center for the development of mind and body.
2005, Kathryn M. Galchutt, The Career of Andrew Schulze, 1924-1968: Lutherans and Race in the Civil Rights Era
Origin
German, from turnen (“to exercise, do gymnastics”) + Halle (“hall”).
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APA
turnhalle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnhalle
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“turnhalle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnhalle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turnhalle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnhalle.
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