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Düsseldorf

American  
[doos-uhl-dawrf, dys-uhl-dawrf] / ˈdʊs əlˌdɔrf, ˈdüs əlˌdɔrf /

noun

  1. a port in and the capital of North Rhine–Westphalia, in W Germany, on the Rhine.


Düsseldorf British  
/ ˈdysəldɔrf, ˈdʊsəlˌdɔːf /

noun

  1. an industrial city in W Germany, capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, on the Rhine: commercial centre of the Rhine-Ruhr industrial area. Pop: 572 511 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After a decade teaching at the Bauhaus, which Hitler closed, he took a professorship at Düsseldorf Academy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

This frees Lodge Quai from having to fix a leaky factory roof in, say, Düsseldorf, and it allows the local company not only to optimize its expenses, but more importantly redeploy its locked-up capital.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

The tall twosome — reportedly 5-foot-10 — was discovered three years later while dancing in Düsseldorf in 1955, by the director of Paris’ Lido cabaret, according to German news agency DPA International.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 2025

"These drugs have the potential to bring about substantial weight loss, particularly in the first year," says Juan Franco, co-lead researcher from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany.

From Science Daily Nov. 16, 2025

Her parents’ love story sounded as magical as Uncle Darnell’s stories, except Düsseldorf wasn’t a make-believe place, and Frieda’s parents were real.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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