TANNHÄUSER


Meaning of TANNHÄUSER in English

/tan"hoy'zeuhr, -how'-/ ; Ger. /tahn"hoy'zeuhrdd/ , n.

1. a German lyric poet of the 13th century: a well-known legend tells of his stay with Venus in the Venusberg and his later repentance.

2. ( italics ) an opera (1845) by Richard Wagner.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .