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Bochum

American  
[boh-khoom] / ˈboʊ xʊm /

noun

  1. a city in central North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.


Bochum British  
/ ˈboːxum /

noun

  1. an industrial city in NW Germany, in W North Rhine-Westphalia: university (1965). Pop: 387 283 (2003 est)

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They also suffered an embarrassing exit in the German Cup to second-division Bochum.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

This refractory metal-based material, in whose discovery Dr. Alexander Kauffmann, now professor at the Ruhr University Bochum, played a major role, exhibits properties never seen before.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

Leverkusen’s last loss across all competitions was a 3-0 defeat to Bochum in the final round of last season’s Bundesliga nearly a year ago — on May 27, 2023.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

Leipzig head to Madrid on the back of a 4-1 win at Bochum which left them fifth in the Bundesliga.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

He brushed aside my remarks, "But we have also here is this very region Dortmund, Bochum, Witten, Duisburg, Krefeld, Dusseldorf, Solingen, Elberfeld and Barmen."

From The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War by Curtin, D. Thomas