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Steinway

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A piano made by Steinway & Sons, a German-American piano company founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Henry Steinway, Henry Engelhard Steinway, Heinrich Engelhard Steinway

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: piano maker

History

Etymology

From the surname of the piano maker, a German immigrant to Manhattan whose original surname was Steinweg.