Düsseldorf

[ doos-uhl-dawrf; German dys-uhl-dawrf ]

noun

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

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Two other trials involving the enslavement of Yazidi women and children are ongoing in Hamburg and Düsseldorf.
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Go: Regular flights available from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Istanbul, Vienna, Dusseldorf, and Frankfurt.
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A closing dinner for Havenrock II was held in Dusseldorf in July 2007, according to Bloomberg News.
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The 40-year-old Voit studied at the Dusseldorf Academy in Germany with Thomas Ruff, a disciple of Bernd and Hilla Becher.
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He served three years in the German army and after reaching his majority took up the study of architecture in Dusseldorf, Germany.
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During this year people came to me from Cologne, Bonn, and Dusseldorf, to speak with me privately.
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In 1942, we were kidnapped from the Germans during the war and brought to Germany—Dusseldorf.
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But it will,” persisted Christopher impatiently, “just as my going to Dusseldorf is coming off.
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I have already referred to bombing and mentioned the attack on Dusseldorf as an instance of the work done.
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British Dictionary definitions for Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

/ (ˈdʊsəlˌdɔːf, German ˈdysəldɔrf) /

noun

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)

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