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bauhaus

Bau·haus
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bou-hous]
    • /ˈbaʊˌhaʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bou-hous]
    • /ˈbaʊˌhaʊs/

Definitions of bauhaus word

  • noun bauhaus a German school of architecture and applied arts founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius on experimental principles of functionalism and truth to materials. After being closed by the Nazis in 1933, its ideas were widely disseminated by its students and staff, including Kandinsky, Klee, Feininger, Moholy-Nagy, and Mies van der Rohe 3
  • noun bauhaus (as modifier) 3
  • noun bauhaus the architectural school of Walter Gropius, founded in Germany, 1919: it promoted a synthesis of painting, sculpture, and architecture, the adaptation of science and technology to architecture, and an emphasis on functionalism 3
  • noun bauhaus a school of design established in Weimar in 1919 by Walter Gropius, moved to Dessau in 1926, and closed in 1933 as a result of Nazi hostility. 1
  • adjective bauhaus of or relating to the concepts, ideas, or styles developed at the Bauhaus, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on functional design in architecture and the applied arts. 1

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Origin of bauhaus

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < German, equivalent to Bau- build, building + Haus house

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Parts of speech for Bauhaus

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bauhaus popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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