battenberg
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A surname from German, anglicized in 1917 as Mountbatten.
A small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany.
Incidentally, Anthony and I once visited the town of Battenberg, on a sort of pilgrimage. It's a pretty little spot in the Waldeck-Frankenberg state of Hesse, although no one is much interested in talking about cake there.
A town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Ellipsis of Battenberg cake.
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Alternative letter-case form of Battenberg (“Battenberg cake”).
When the prince married Princess Victoria (Queen Victoria’s granddaughter), the battenberg was their wedding cake.
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2Incidentally, Anthony and I once visited the town of Battenberg, on a sort of pilgrimage. It's a pretty little spot in the Waldeck-Frankenberg state of Hesse, although no one is much interested in tal
WiktionaryWhen the prince married Princess Victoria (Queen Victoria’s granddaughter), the battenberg was their wedding cake.
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