No. 14,172 in German
gleichwohl
"gleichwohl" means "nevertheless" or "however."
In a sentence
Ich war müde, gleichwohl arbeitete ich weiter.
I was tired, yet I continued to work.
Here, 'gleichwohl' is used as a conjunction to express a contrast, similar to 'yet' or 'nevertheless' in English.
Er kam spät, gleichwohl war die Veranstaltung noch nicht begonnen.
He arrived late, yet the event had not started.
In this sentence, 'gleichwohl' connects two clauses to indicate that despite the first condition, the second condition is also true.
Das Wetter war kalt und windig, gleichwohl gingen wir spazieren.
The weather was cold and windy; nevertheless, we went for a walk.
'Gleichwohl' is utilized to show that the second action contrasts with the expectation from the first condition.
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