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

A West German firm will build a link extending an existing pipeline from the Czechoslovak border town of Cheb into Bavaria.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

At Cheb I nearly missed my train whilst an official was weighing up in his mind how much he should charge for allowing me to go through without a visa.

From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Graham, Stephen

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