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

At the Potsdam Conference of 1945, after Germany's surrender, the allied leaders agreed that in the future Germany should be demilitarised.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Others, such as Sönke Neitzel, professor of military history at Potsdam University, remain skeptical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 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

A study with participation of the University of Potsdam demonstrates the interacting roles of glaciers, vegetation, precipitation, and slope in mobilizing sediment and controlling the current sediment transport in rivers.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

President Truman was leaving in a few days for Potsdam, Germany, where he was going to meet with Joseph Stalin to begin talking about post-war plans.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin