Dessau

[ des-ou ]

noun

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

Dessau

/ 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)

Example Sentences

But Buddenbrock is still living, Anhalt-Dessau and others of us are still alive a little while!

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Luther tells us that he saw and touched at Dessau a changed child which was twelve years of age.

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Moritz of Dessau had a terrible Winter of it, organizing and breaking in these Saxon people,—got by press-gang in this way.

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Poor old man, he has just lost—the other week, "5th February" last—his poor old Wife, at Dessau; and is broken down with grief.

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Here is a pretty piece of work done for ourself and our allies, while Valori is quietly dining with the Prince of Dessau!

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