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Bielefeld

American  
[bee-luh-felt] / ˈbi ləˌfɛlt /

noun

  1. a city in NW Germany.


Bielefeld British  
/ ˈbiːləfɛlt /

noun

  1. a city in Germany, in NE North Rhine-Westphalia: food, textiles. Pop: 328 452 (2003 est)

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Additionally, 38.1% of respondents said it was time to “close the book on the era of National Socialism,” according to a study published last year by Bielefeld University.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

“There is no such thing as foreigners transferring wealth to the U.S. in the form of tariffs,” said Julian Hinz, an economics professor at Germany’s Bielefeld University who co-authored the study.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

Alonso's side were knocked out of this season's Champions league in the last 16 by Bayer Munich, while they suffered a shock loss to third-tier Arminia Bielefeld in the German Cup semi-finals.

From BBC May 9, 2025

Alexander Bielefeld, director of policy at Fifpro, said the different parties "had submitted a legal complaint to the European Commission" and called it "unprecedented".

From BBC Oct. 14, 2024

After some little time their van approached a ridge of high wooded ground, which is one of the offshoots of the great Hercynian forest, and is situated between the modern villages of Driburg and Bielefeld.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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