steuben

1. 1.

   American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794)

   SynonymsBaron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben

   BroaderAmerican Revolutionary leader

Other forms of steuben

plural

steubens·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about steuben

What does steuben mean?

steuben means "American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794)".

How many syllables are in steuben?

steuben has 2 syllables: steu-ben. The stress falls on "steu". In IPA it is /ˈstjubɪn/.

What is another word for steuben?

Close synonyms include Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is steuben a common word?

steuben is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.