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Giessen

British  
/ ˈɡiːsən /

noun

  1. a city in central Germany, in Hesse: university (1607). Pop: 74 001 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Entire military communities such as Schweinfurt, Fulda and Giessen withdrew, and the land they had occupied was handed back to Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Former Frankfurt player Daniyel Cimen, who was Ebnoutalib's head coach at Giessen, believes the sky is the limit for his former charge.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

"With our new system, we can achieve levels of efficiency that were previously almost unattainable," says Prof. Harald Giessen, Head of the 4th Physics Institute at the University of Stuttgart.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025

Police spokesman Christopher Pfaff urged the public to avoid the center of Giessen while the operation is ongoing.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2023

There are a university at Giessen and a technical high school at Darmstadt.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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