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Dessau

American  
[des-au] / ˈdɛs aʊ /

noun

  1. a city in NE central Germany, SW of Berlin: formerly the capital of Anhalt.


Dessau British  
/ ˈdɛsau /

noun

  1. an industrial city in E Germany, in Saxony-Anhalt: capital of Anhalt state from 1340 to 1918. Pop: 78 380 (2003 est)

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Instead, the Austrian-born director of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation is battling a new culture war that feels eerily reminiscent of its fight against fascism a century ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation has taken steps to shield its funding and governance structure ahead of the state’s regional election on Sept. 6.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

“This synagogue here in the middle in Dessau says that Jewish life is and remains a part of Germany. It belongs here,” Scholz said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2023

Protesters have connected Floyd’s death to police encounters in London, the suburbs of Paris and Dessau, Germany.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2020

Considering his lifelong struggles, he deserved a better monument at Dessau than he has found there.

From My Autobiography A Fragment by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller

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