English Explanatory Dictionary

Battenberg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German, anglicized in 1917 as Mountbatten.
  2. A small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany.
  3. A town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Battenberg cake.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Battenberg (“Battenberg cake”).

Word forms

Battenberg Battenbergs

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Battenberg

Derived words

Battenberg cake Battenberger Battenberg lace Mountbatten
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