Cottbus
or Kott·bus
[ kot-buhs; German kawt-boos ]
/ ˈkɒt bəs; German ˈkɔt bʊs /
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noun
a city in E Germany, on the Spree River.
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How to use Cottbus in a sentence
In the town of Schmiedeberg in the last district, as also in Cottbus (Lusatia), oriental patterns are successfully imitated.
That is to the Upper Lusatians what Cottbus is to the lower—mjesto, "the town" par excellence.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cottbus
Cottbus
/ (German ˈkɔtbʊs) /
noun
an industrial city in E Germany, in Brandenburg on the Spree River. Pop: 107 549 (2003 est)
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