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Dortmund

American  
[dawrt-muhnd, dawrt-moont] / ˈdɔrt mənd, ˈdɔrtˌmʊnt /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany.


Dortmund British  
/ ˈdɔrtmʊnt, ˈdɔːtmənd /

noun

  1. an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia at the head of the Dortmund–Ems Canal : university (1966). Pop: 589 661 (2003 est)

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Borussia Dortmund president – and Bundesliga chairman – Hans-Joachim Watzke added his influential voice, stating: "Champions must go up and we think the compass model with four regional leagues is the best option."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Midfielder Patrik Berger says his then Borussia Dortmund team-mate Jurgen Kohler did not even know the Czechs were at the Euros... and the defender was in the Germany squad.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

In the TU Dortmund experiments, the time crystals form inside a semiconductor made from gallium arsenide with small amounts of indium and silicon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Physicists at TU Dortmund University showed in January 2024 that a continuous time crystal could persist inside a semiconductor, with its oscillations remaining stable for hours.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

With reference to the floor bins used at Dortmund, it may be observed that there are granaries built on a similar principle in the United Kingdom.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

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