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

Cottbus last played in the top flight in 2009 and has since slipped to the fourth.

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

Cottbus and Peitz in Lusatia were acquired, and retained after a quarrel with George Podiebrad, king of Bohemia, and the new mark of Brandenburg was purchased from the Teutonic order in 1454.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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