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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)

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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

They met when Mr. Banks was a sergeant stationed in Düsseldorf.

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

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