Nuremberg

American

[noor-uhm-burg, nyoor-] / ˈnʊər əmˌbɜrg, ˈnjʊər- /

noun

a city in central Bavaria, in SE Germany: site of international trials (1945–46) of Nazis accused of war crimes.

Nuremberg British

/ ˈnjʊərəmˌbɜːɡ /

noun

German name: Nürnberg. a city in S Germany, in N Bavaria: scene of annual Nazi rallies (1933–38), the anti-Semitic Nuremberg decrees (1935), and the trials of Nazi leaders for their war crimes (1945–46); important metalworking and electrical industries. Pop: 493 553 (2003 est)

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The court is the heir to the Nuremberg tribunals that tried Nazis after World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Yet the Nuremberg Tribunal is now generally seen as a remarkably fair execution of justice given the unprecedented circumstances, and a foundation for international criminal law.

From Salon ● May 18, 2026

Grant shot to fame in 1987's Withnail & I, and has more recently appeared in Saltburn, Nuremberg and The Thursday Murder Club.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

As I wrote at the time, it was a 7.8 on the Nuremberg scale.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026

He had, in fact, attended the Nuremberg Rally of 1935 as Hitler’s personal guest.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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