Potsdam

American  

[pots-dam, pawts-dahm] / ˈpɒts dæm, ˈpɔts dɑm /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Brandenburg, in NE Germany, SW of Berlin: formerly the residence of German emperors; wartime conference July–August 1945 of Truman, Stalin, Churchill, and later, Attlee.

2. a town in N New York.

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Potsdam British  

/ ˈpɔtsdam, ˈpɒtsdæm /

noun

1. a city in Germany, the capital of Brandenburg on the Havel River: residence of Prussian kings and German emperors and scene of the Potsdam Conference of 1945, at which the main Allied powers agreed on a plan to occupy Germany at the end of the Second World War. Pop: 144 979 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

"The genetic patterns suggest that saltwater crocodile populations remained connected over long periods and across great distances, pointing to the high mobility of this species," explains first author Stefanie Agne of the University of Potsdam.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Start with the Potsdam Declaration of July 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Eta, a former Germany youth international and Women's Champions League winner with Turbine Potsdam, will take charge of Union Berlin's women's side this summer.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Climate scientist Johan Rockstrom, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, said humanity now faces perhaps 50 to 70 years above 1.5C before possibly dragging temperatures back down.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

Potsdam would be Truman’s first meeting with the famously intimidating Soviet leader.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin