Leipzig

American  

[lahyp-sig, -sik, lahyp-tsik] / ˈlaɪp sɪg, -sɪk, ˈlaɪp tsɪk /

Also Leipsic

noun

1. a city in E central Germany.

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Leipzig British  

/ ˈlaɪpsɪɡ, ˈlaiptsɪç /

noun

1. a city in E central Germany, in Saxony: famous fairs, begun about 1170; publishing and music centre; university (1409); scene of a decisive defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte in 1813. Pop: 497 531 (2003 est)

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Leipzig Cultural  

1. City in east-central Germany; a manufacturing, commercial, and transportation hub.

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Leipzig was the capital of Germany's book and music publishing industries until the city was badly damaged in World War II.

Since the Reformation, Leipzig has been a leading cultural center of Germany, home to philosophical, literary, and musical giants, such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich von Schiller, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, and Richard Wagner.

Example Sentences

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

Rose began his managerial career in 2012 with Lokomotive Leipzig and has spent time in charge of Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Monchengladbach and RB Leipzig.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Rose, 49, has been without a club since he was sacked by RB Leipzig in March 2025 and has never previously managed in England.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

To investigate this, researchers from the Department of Molecular Physics at the Fritz Haber Institute, along with collaborators from Leipzig and the United States, focused on a key molecular structure involved in this process.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 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