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Paderborn

American

[pah-der-bawrn] / ˈpɑ dərˌbɔrn /

noun

a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in NW Germany.

Paderborn British

/ paːdərˈbɔrn /

noun

a market town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: scene of the meeting between Charlemagne and Pope Leo III (799 _ad ) that led to the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire. Pop: 141 800 (2003 est)

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She works for one in Paderborn that is operated by a charity called Caritas.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

"Homodyne detection is a method frequently used in quantum optics to investigate the wave-like nature of optical quantum states," explains Timon Schapeler from the Paderborn "Mesoscopic Quantum Optics" working group at the Department of Physics.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2024

Katrice Lee vanished on her birthday near a British military base in Paderborn.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023

Union Berlin advanced with a comfortable 4-0 win at fourth-tier team Astoria Walldorf, while second-division side Paderborn enjoyed a 7-0 rout at former Bundesliga club Energie Cottbus.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 13, 2023

In Germany, the school which had been established by Charlemagne at Fulda, and that at Paderborn, long flourished under the superintendence of Meinwerk.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

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