Cottbus

American

[kot-buhs, kawt-boos] / ˈkɒt bəs, ˈkɔt bʊs /

Or Kottbus

noun

a city in E Germany, on the Spree River.

Cottbus British

/ ˈkɔtbʊs /

noun

an industrial city in E Germany, in Brandenburg on the Spree River. Pop: 107 549 (2003 est)

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Later on Tuesday, two-time winners RB Leipzig play at third-flight Energie Cottbus.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

While Edelgard, a retiree who turned out to support the demo in Cottbus agrees.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2024

Union Berlin advanced with a comfortable 4-0 win at fourth-tier team Astoria Walldorf, while second-division side Paderborn enjoyed a 7-0 rout at former Bundesliga club Energie Cottbus.

From Washington Times • Aug. 13, 2023

In a ballet scene about the ballet, dancers from the Cottbus State Theater dance during a rehearsal for the piece "The Nutcracker".

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022

Men in hospital at Cottbus “said that the food was good and their treatment excellent.”

From The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship by Picton, Harold W. (Harold Williams)

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