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Well attestedNamed for a product of the place

pilsner

noun · first attested 19th century

The world's default beer style is named for a Bohemian city.

A pale, strongly hopped lager.

Plzeň·Czech Republic

49.7414°N 13.3825°E · Q43453

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Named for a product of the place
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Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
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19th century
Part of speech
noun

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    pilsner

The entry

The style was first brewed in Plzeň, German Pilsen, in 1842. The name spread with the method until it described the beer rather than the origin.

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