Cottbus

American

[kot-buhs, kawt-boos] / ˈkɒt bəs, ˈkɔt bʊs /

Or Kottbus

noun

a city in E Germany, on the Spree River.

Cottbus British

/ ˈkɔtbʊs /

noun

an industrial city in E Germany, in Brandenburg on the Spree River. Pop: 107 549 (2003 est)

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Later on Tuesday, two-time winners RB Leipzig play at third-flight Energie Cottbus.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

He insists he was "on the fringe" with his father: "This was a Cottbus away game, I am a Cottbuser."

From BBC • May 8, 2024

In a ballet scene about the ballet, dancers from the Cottbus State Theater dance during a rehearsal for the piece "The Nutcracker".

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022

Also in the first round Monday, Werder Bremen plays at fourth-tier Energie Cottbus and Darmstadt visits third-division club Ingolstadt.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022

At one time Cottbus formed an independent lordship of the Empire, but in 1462 it passed by the treaty of Guben to Brandenburg.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various

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