Brandenburg

[ bran-duhn-burg; German brahn-duhn-boork ]

/ ˈbræn dənˌbɜrg; German ˈbrɑn dənˌbʊərk /

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noun

a state in NE central Germany. 10,039 sq. mi. (26,000 sq. km). Capital: Potsdam.

a city in NE Germany.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Brandenburg

Bran·den·burg·er, noun

Words nearby Brandenburg

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How to use Brandenburg in a sentence

“The idea that you can create matter from light smashing together is an interesting concept,” says Brandenburg.
Colliding photons were spotted making matter. But are the photons ‘real’?|Emily Conover|August 9, 2021|Science News
Brandenburg, in a separate interview with the Grafton Police Department and the FBI, said “he has had an interest in conspiracy theories” for the past seven years.
Wisconsin pharmacist who destroyed more than 500 vaccine doses believes Earth is flat, FBI says|Andrea Salcedo|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
“Brandenburg was very engaged in conspiracy theories,” Sticker told law enforcement, according to court records.
Wisconsin pharmacist who destroyed more than 500 vaccine doses believes Earth is flat, FBI says|Andrea Salcedo|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
When Ronald Reagan went to the Brandenburg Gate at the height of the Cold War he said: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
In ISIS Speech, Obama Failed To Seize The Moment—Again|Malcolm MacDougall|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“They need more watching than members of Congress,” says Bert Brandenburg, executive director of the nonpartisan Justice at Stake.
Who’s Watching Your Statehouse? No One.|Eleanor Clift|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“This is a way of trying to bully the bench,” says Brandenburg.
Outside Cash Floods North Carolina Judicial Race|Eleanor Clift|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“State courts are the engine of day-in and day-out justice,” where 98 percent of cases are decided, says Brandenburg.
Outside Cash Floods North Carolina Judicial Race|Eleanor Clift|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first time a president speaks at Brandenburg Gate it is historic.
President Obama’s Belgian Waffle|Stuart Stevens|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the house of Brandenburg still reigned, he continued, it was due to the sincere friendship he felt for the Czar.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Queen of France that might have been; and now it is but Brandenburg, and the dice have fallen somewhat wrong for us!
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. I. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Friedrich, in one capacity or another, presided over Brandenburg near thirty years.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Reducing more and more that famishing dog-kennel of a Brandenburg into a fruitful arable field.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
The Culmbach Brothers, we observe, play a more important part in that era than their seniors and chiefs of Brandenburg.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for Brandenburg

Brandenburg

/ (ˈbrændənˌbɜːɡ, German ˈbrandənbʊrk) /

noun

a state in NE Germany, part of East Germany until 1990. A former electorate, it expanded under the Hohenzollerns to become the kingdom of Prussia (1701). The district east of the Oder River became Polish in 1945. Capital: Potsdam. Pop: 2 575 000 (2003 est). Area: 29 481 sq km (11 219 sq miles)

a city in NE Germany: former capital of the Prussian province of Brandenburg. Pop: 75 485 (2003 est)

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