Heidelberg

American  

[hahyd-l-burg, hahyd-l-berk] / ˈhaɪd lˌbɜrg, ˈhaɪd lˌbɛrk /

noun

1. a city in NW Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany: university, founded 1386.

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Heidelberg British  

/ ˈhaɪdəlˌbɜːɡ, ˈhaidəlbɛrk /

noun

1. a city in SW Germany, in NW Baden-Württemberg on the River Neckar: capital of the Palatinate from the 13th century until 1719; famous castle (begun in the 12th century) and university (1386), the oldest in Germany. Pop: 142 959 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Heidelberg Materials, one of the world's top cement makers, gave a similar warning.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

As Eugen Dizer, a doctoral candidate at Heidelberg University, notes, this idea has become central to understanding strongly interacting systems ranging from ultracold gases to solid materials and nuclear matter.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

Researchers at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Heidelberg University created this framework to explain how quasiparticles form and to link two quantum states that were previously thought to be incompatible.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

Cement maker Heidelberg Materials falls 7%, while building-materials supplier Holcim loses 4.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Mutti took us to live with a cousin of hers in Heidelberg.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo