Cheb

British

/ xɛp /

noun

German name: Eger. a town in the W Czech Republic, in W Bohemia on the Ohře River: 12th-century castle where Wallenstein was murdered (1634); a centre of the Sudeten-German movement after World War I. Pop: 34 036 (2007 est)

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US hip hop artist Nelly and Algerian singer Cheb Khaled are scheduled to perform a concert in Jeddah on 14 December.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2017

Two Sudeten Germans astride a motorcycle roaring along the road to Germany near the Czech town of Cheb disregarded an order by a Czech traffic patrol to halt.

From Time Magazine Archive

The elections over, tension eased and the prospects of Cheb becoming a second Sarajevo faded this week.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Big Question hanging menacingly over Europe was � Would Cheb be the second Sarajevo?

From Time Magazine Archive

You may catch a glimpse of this castle, Karlov Tyn, Karlstein, as you pass down the valley of the winding Berounka of a summer's evening, coming to Prague from Paris via Cheb.

From From a Terrace in Prague by Baker, Lieut.-Col. B. Granville

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