Augsburg
[awgz-burg; German ouks-boo rk]
- a city in Bavaria, in S Germany.
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Contemporary Examples
John J. Scullion, S.J. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1984.
The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving GodTim Townsend
March 28, 2014
The authorities in Augsburg flatly refused to speculate over what it was worth.
This week, the pope granted the resignation of Walter Mixa, the bishop of Augsburg from his native Germany.
Historical Examples
Between the two is the family name, written in Augsburg fashion, Holbain.
HolbeinBeatrice Fortescue
Oudinot was ordered to Augsburg, where he was to be reinforced.
The Life of Napoleon BonaparteWilliam Milligan Sloane
Papa was at Augsburg yesterday, and has just come home, and it is all to come off the week after next.
Linda TresselAnthony Trollope
It was very odd that he should not have told her what they were to do at Augsburg.
Linda TresselAnthony Trollope
From him he borrowed a monk's frock, his own being too bad for Augsburg.
Augsburg
- a city in S Germany, in Bavaria: founded by the Romans in 14 bc; site of the diet that produced the Peace of Augsburg (1555), which ended the struggles between Lutherans and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire and established the principle that each ruler should determine the form of worship in his lands. Pop: 259 217 (2003 est)Roman name: Augusta Vindelicorum (aʊˈɡuːstə vɪnˈdɛlɪˌkəʊrəm)
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