Marburg

[ mahr-boork; English mahr-burg ]

noun

1. a city in central Germany.
2. German name of Maribor.

Marburg

/ ˈmaːrbʊrk; ˈmɑːˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a city in W central Germany, in Hesse: famous for the religious debate between Luther and Zwingli in 1529; Europe's first Protestant university (1527). Pop: 78 511 (2003 est)
2. See Maribor
   the German name for Maribor

Example Sentences

Accordingly, from all parts of Germany, prayers and anxious looks were directed towards Marburg.

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Among the Marburg professors sat the Frenchman Lambert; his tall and spare frame was violently agitated.

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The contagion that had suddenly broken out in Marburg was creating frightful ravages, and filled everybody with alarm.

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The evangelical divines at Marburg marked with one accord their separation from the Papacy.

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After the Marburg conference, the controversy became more moderate.

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