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 noun

Example Sentences

Lars Nieradzik of Lund University and Louise Rütting of the Brandenburg University of Technology are co authors of the paper.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

Outside the factory, which employs around 10,000 people in rural Gruenheide in Brandenburg state, an IG Metall banner calling for "change" hangs next to a giant mural celebrating labour solidarity.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

However, the enterprise was labelled a "disgusting PR stunt" by the Brandenburg Farmers' Association, which lamented the impact on local markets.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

“It has to be an agreement to use force, threat, or intimidation to impede federal officials,” Litman explained, and those threats have to produce imminent lawless action—known as the Brandenburg standard.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

The marchers streamed through the massive stone Brandenburg Gate and turned down Wilhelmstrasse.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti