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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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But earlier this year, the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany ruled in favor of Fender in its copyright case against a Chinese musical instruments company, which never responded in court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The first patient was treated at Charité, followed by additional patients in Düsseldorf, Munich, and Bologna.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Cao Ying, 38, runs a 1,000 square meter facility—roughly the size of two NBA basketball courts—in Wuppertal, outside of Düsseldorf, Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Shortly after founding Cirrus, Milant began traveling regularly, including to art fairs in Basel, Switzerland, and Cologne and Düsseldorf, Germany.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 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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