Eisenstadt

/ (German ˈaizənʃtat) /

noun

a town in E Austria, capital of Burgenland province: Hungarian until 1921. Pop: 11 334 (2001)

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Words nearby Eisenstadt

Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Dwight D., Eisenhower jacket, Eisenmenger's complex, Eisenmenger syndrome, Eisenstadt, Eisenstaedt, Eisenstein, eish, Eisk, eisteddfod

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Example sentences from the Web for Eisenstadt

Eisenstadt was sitting on a park bench reading a book when Ibrahim Salem Ali al-Rai attacked and killed him with an axe in 1994.
In Memory of the Victims of Murderers Just Sent Home|Emily L. Hauser|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I remain unsure as to whether Eisenstadt went by “Morris” or “Moshe,” so I have included both.
In Memory of the Victims of Murderers Just Sent Home|Emily L. Hauser|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In his wildest dreams he had never imagined such magnificence as he found at the palace of Eisenstadt.
The World's Great Men of Music|Harriette Brower
Here he has his principal studs for breeding horses; but Eisenstadt outshone all the chateaus of this superb possessor.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327|Various

At this point a summary may perhaps be made of the compositions written by Haydn during these five years a Eisenstadt.
Haydn|J. Cuthbert Hadden
An amusing story is told of Kraft, the Eisenstadt 'cellist, at this time, who occasionally played the second baryton.
Haydn|J. Cuthbert Hadden
His remains were transported to Eisenstadt, in Hungary, and placed in the Franciscan vault.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various

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