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Hildesheim

American  
[hil-des-hahym] / ˈhɪl dɛsˌhaɪm /

noun

  1. a city in N central Germany.


Hildesheim British  
/ ˈhɪldəshaim /

noun

  1. a city in N central Germany, in Lower Saxony: a member of the Hanseatic League. Pop: 103 245 (2003 est)

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Englishman Smith, 36, had reached the final in Hildesheim, Germany, with a scintillating run as he won 16 legs on the spin.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

Western cultural bias celebrates persistence and achievement, so abandoning goals is seen as “failure,” says psychologist Cathleen Kappes of the University of Hildesheim in Germany.

From Scientific American • Dec. 28, 2022

She received a degree in cultural studies from the University of Hildesheim and a master of fine arts from the London school formerly called Chelsea College of Art and Design.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2022

Yahia Fuad El-Hibri was born in Hildesheim, Germany, on March 2, 1958.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2022

These we must only guess at; but there must have been some letter or message, since Skinsky came to Hildesheim.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker