Augsburg

American

[awgz-burg, ouks-boork] / ˈɔgz bɜrg, ˈaʊks bʊərk /

noun

a city in Bavaria, in S Germany.

Augsburg British

/ ˈauksbʊrk /

noun

Roman name: Augusta Vindelicorum. a city in S Germany, in Bavaria: founded by the Romans in 14 _bc ; site of the diet that produced the Peace of Augsburg (1555), which ended the struggles between Lutherans and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire and established the principle that each ruler should determine the form of worship in his lands. Pop: 259 217 (2003 est)

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The 23 containers arrived in Manila aboard the MV Hansa Augsburg in late September after Indonesian authorities "rejected and reexported" them after discovering traces of radioactive Caesium-137.

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Earlier on Saturday, Haris Tabakovic bagged a brace as Borussia Moenchengladbach cruised to a 4-0 home win over Augsburg.

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Wagner, a former striker who once played for Bayern Munich, tried to bring an aggressive attacking style to Augsburg.

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Wagner, 38, lasted just five months at Augsburg, which is languishing in 14th in the Bundesliga with just 10 points in a dozen matches.

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Following Saturday's 0-3 loss to Hoffenheim, "we realised that the belief and conviction to turn things around with our current setup were no longer there", Augsburg managing director Michael Stroell said.

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