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Dortmund

American  
[dawrt-muhnd, dawrt-moont] / ˈdɔrt mənd, ˈdɔrtˌmʊnt /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany.


Dortmund British  
/ ˈdɔrtmʊnt, ˈdɔːtmənd /

noun

  1. an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia at the head of the Dortmund–Ems Canal : university (1966). Pop: 589 661 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The weather also affects the quality of play, said Norwegian defender Julian Ryerson, who played for Borussia Dortmund in last summer’s club tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Former Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic admitted that he disguised himself as a steward to watch a Real Madrid training session before a Champions League fixture in 2013.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The international research team, which included scientists from TU Dortmund and the University of Birmingham, reported the findings in Nature Chemistry on May 4.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Wilson said Ryanair had cut all service to three other German airports since 2019 -- Dresden, Leipzig and Dortmund -- and had already relocated aircraft previously based in Frankfurt, Duesseldorf and Stuttgart.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The Allied bombers also hammered away at Germany’s industrial centers, bombing cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Dortmund, Leipzig, and Essen.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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