Brandenburg
Americannoun
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a state in NE central Germany. 10,039 sq. mi. (26,000 sq. km). Potsdam.
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a city in NE Germany.
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a state in NE Germany, part of East Germany until 1990. A former electorate, it expanded under the Hohenzollerns to become the kingdom of Prussia (1701). The district east of the Oder River became Polish in 1945. Capital: Potsdam. Pop: 2 575 000 (2003 est). Area: 29 481 sq km (11 219 sq miles)
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a city in NE Germany: former capital of the Prussian province of Brandenburg. Pop: 75 485 (2003 est)
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“Money rules the game,” said Christiane Krone-Raab, head of the Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Lars Nieradzik of Lund University and Louise Rütting of the Brandenburg University of Technology are co authors of the paper.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026
Otto has called on the government of Brandenburg to step in.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
However, the enterprise was labelled a "disgusting PR stunt" by the Brandenburg Farmers' Association, which lamented the impact on local markets.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Theres a new radio transmitter in Brandenburg called the Deutschlandsender 3 my brother says it is three hundred thirty-something meters tall the second-tallest man-made construction in the world.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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