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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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Trials of other members of Antifa Ost are currently under way in German courts in Düsseldorf and Dresden.

From BBC

Stoschek’s foundation has supported dozens of exhibitions, including two of Germany’s pavilions at the Venice Biennale, and runs public museums in Düsseldorf and Berlin.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The summer tournament will feature 16 national teams and be played across eight venues in Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich and Wolfsburg.

From BBC

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