Chemnitz

[ kem-nits ]

/ ˈkɛm nɪts /

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noun

a city in E Germany.

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Formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt.

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How to use Chemnitz in a sentence

We arrived at Chemnitz at noon, just as a numerous company at the hotel were about to sit down to dinner.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography|Louis Spohr
Chemnitz (Kaminizi) was originally a settlement of the Serbian Wends and became a market town in 1143.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
Chemnitz is a favourite tourist centre for excursions into the Erzgebirge, the chain of mountains separating Saxony from Bohemia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
The industry of Chemnitz has gained for the town the name of “Saxon Manchester.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various

Jahresbericht der Technischen Staatslehranstalten zu Chemnitz, 1890.
The Condition and Tendencies of Technical Education in Germany|Arthur Henry Chamberlain

British Dictionary definitions for Chemnitz

Chemnitz

/ (German ˈkɛmnɪts) /

noun

a city in E Germany, in Saxony, at the foot of the Erzgebirge: textiles, engineering. Pop: 249 922 (2003 est)Also called (1953–90): Karl-Marx-Stadt

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