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Diedrich Knickerbocker
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Diedrich Knickerbocker — Washington Irving Washington Irving (* 3. April 1783 in New York; † 28. November 1859 in Sunnyside, Tarrytown) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Mit an englischen Stilvorbildern geschulten Satiren über die Gesellschaft und Geschichte der St … Deutsch Wikipedia
Knickerbocker — Knickerbocker, also spelled Knikkerbakker, Knickerbakker, Knickerbacker, is a surname that dates back to the early Dutch colonists in New York. The name translates as marble baker from the Dutch knikker . In 1809, Washington Irving published his… … Wikipedia
Knickerbocker, Texas — Knickerbocker is an unincorporated community in southwestern Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It lies along FM 2335 southwest of the city of San Angelo, the county seat of Tom Green County. [Rand McNally. The Road Atlas 08. Chicago: Rand… … Wikipedia
Knickerbocker — descendant of Dutch settlers of New York, 1831, from Diedrich Knickerbocker, the name under which Washington Irving published his popular History of New York (1809). The pen name was borrowed from Irving s friend Herman Knickerbocker, and… … Etymology dictionary
knickerbocker — ► NOUN 1) (knickerbockers) loose fitting breeches gathered at the knee or calf. 2) (Knickerbocker) informal a New Yorker. ORIGIN sense 2 derives from Diedrich Knickerbocker, the pretended author of Washington Irving s History of New York (1809);… … English terms dictionary
Knickerbocker — Knick er*bock er, [capitalized] prop. n. [From Diedrich KNickerbocker, the fictional author of The History of New York, in fact written by Washington Irving.] A descendent of the early Dutch colonists of the New York City area; used mostly as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knickerbocker — ☆ Knickerbocker [nik′ər bäk΄ər ] n. [after Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious Du author of Washington Irving s History of New York (1809)] 1. a descendant of the early Dutch settlers of New York 2. any New Yorker 3. [k ] [pl.] short, loose… … English World dictionary
Knickerbocker — Männer in Knickerbockern … Deutsch Wikipedia
Knickerbocker Handicap — The Knickerbocker Handicap is an American Grade III race on turf for Thoroughbred horses run each year at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The Knickerbocker is open to three year olds and up, and set at a distance of one mile and one… … Wikipedia
Knickerbocker Holiday — Musicaldaten Titel: Knickerbocker Holiday Originalsprache: Englisch Musik: Kurt Weill Buch: Maxwell Anderson Liedtexte: Maxwell Anderson Literarische Vorlage: “A History of New York” von Washington Irving … Deutsch Wikipedia
