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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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

It would also have big implications for the rural community of 6,500 people some 50 miles east of Nuremberg that spreads out from the base.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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

The consumer-climate index, published Wednesday by research groups GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions, declined to minus 24.7 in its forecast for March from minus 24.2 in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Now he hoped that in the fall she would produce a more ambitious film about the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.

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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