Düsseldorf

[doo s-uh l-dawrf; German dys-uh l-dawrf]

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noun

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

North Rhine-Westphalia

[rahyn-west-fey-lee-uh, -feyl-yuh]

noun

a state in W Germany; formerly a part of Rhine province. 13,154 sq. mi. (34,070 sq. km). Capital: Düsseldorf.

German Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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Examples from the Web for dusseldorf

Contemporary Examples

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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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April 21, 2010
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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January 7, 2010

Historical Examples

They owned the shed at Baden-Baden and leased from the municipality the one at Dusseldorf.
Zeppelin
Harry Vissering
Shocks at Dusseldorf, according to a Berlin paper of 5th Sept.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884
Various
Passing through Dusseldorf he could scarcely tear himself away; for the Elector Palatine wished to keep him at any price.
Sketch of Handel and Beethoven
Thomas Hanly Ball
He exhibited at the Kunstverein at Dusseldorf a picture of "Rebecca at the well," very well executed.
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Through the kind courtesy of Mr. Lewis, we were enabled to visit the studios of nearly all the leading artists of Dusseldorf.
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British Dictionary definitions for dusseldorf

Düsseldorf

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)

North Rhine-Westphalia

noun

a state of W Germany: formed in 1946 by the amalgamation of the Prussian province of Westphalia with the N part of the Prussian Rhine province and later with the state of Lippe; part of West Germany until 1990: highly industrialized. Capital: Düsseldorf. Pop: 18 080 000 (2003 est). Area: 34 039 sq km (13 142 sq miles)German name: Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Düsseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia

Examples from the Web for dusseldorf

Contemporary Examples

Go: Regular flights available from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Istanbul, Vienna, Dusseldorf, and Frankfurt.

A closing dinner for Havenrock II was held in Dusseldorf in July 2007, according to Bloomberg News.

The 40-year-old Voit studied at the Dusseldorf Academy in Germany with Thomas Ruff, a disciple of Bernd and Hilla Becher.

Historical Examples

They owned the shed at Baden-Baden and leased from the municipality the one at Dusseldorf.

Shocks at Dusseldorf, according to a Berlin paper of 5th Sept.

Passing through Dusseldorf he could scarcely tear himself away; for the Elector Palatine wished to keep him at any price.

He exhibited at the Kunstverein at Dusseldorf a picture of "Rebecca at the well," very well executed.

Through the kind courtesy of Mr. Lewis, we were enabled to visit the studios of nearly all the leading artists of Dusseldorf.

Düsseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia