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

Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered at Tiergarten park, near the iconic Brandenburg Gate, for the annual event, which is known as Christopher Street Day.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

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

The Brandenburg Gate, a monument to the city's former greatness, still stood in the middle of the city, in the midst of a no-man's-land between East and West.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau