Definition of "stollen" [stollen]

• A rich yeast bread containing raisins, citron, and chopped nutmeats. (noun)

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• "I started doing research, and discovered that the mother of all stollen is the Dresdner stollen, which is so beloved it commands its own festival every winter at the Dresden"
• "Herb Glaser, a third-generation German-American running the bakery his grandparents opened in 1902, says he only makes German specialties such as stollen, a bread-like cake often studded with raisins and dried fruit, during the Christmas season."
• "It's not as simple as saying there are 'stollen' items in museums though."