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Ho·hen·stau·fen | \ ˈhō-ən-ˌshtau̇-fən 
, -ˌstau̇- \
, -ˌstau̇- \Definition of Hohenstaufen
: of or relating to a princely German family that reigned over the Holy Roman Empire from 1138–1254 and over Sicily from 1194–1266
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The first known use of Hohenstaufen was in 1883
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