Brandenburg

American  

[bran-duhn-burg, brahn-duhn-boork] / ˈbræn dənˌbɜrg, ˈbrɑn dənˌbʊərk /

noun

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

2. a city in NE Germany.

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Brandenburg British  

/ ˈbrændənˌbɜːɡ, ˈbrandənbʊrk /

noun

1. 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)

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

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Other Word Forms

• Brandenburger
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Brandenburg

Saturday in Berlin’s Tiergarten park near the iconic Brandenburg Gate, where hundreds of thousands of people had gathered throughout the day for Christopher Street Day, one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

An eyewitness near the main Pride stage at Brandenburg Gate told AFP that celebrations abruptly ended when police instructed people to leave.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

“There is a well documented and rather archaic disdain for my profession,” said Nils Busch-Petersen, head of the Berlin and Brandenburg retailers’ association.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

According to the Associated Press, Berlin police used water cannons — normally used to disperse protesters — to cool down cheering crowds in front of the Brandenburg Gate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Tens of thousands of Hitler Youth, storm troopers, and helmeted military guards lined his route from the Brandenburg Gate through the Tiergarten and out to the Reichssportfeld.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown