Göttingen

[ gœt-ing-uhn ]

noun
  1. a city in central Germany.

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How to use Göttingen in a sentence

  • In 1764 the people of the north suburbs applied to the Governor and Council to call their settlement Gottingen.

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  • It was completed at Gottingen during a residence there of some four or five months.

British Dictionary definitions for Göttingen

Göttingen

/ (ˈɡœtɪŋən) /


noun
  1. a city in central Germany, in Lower Saxony: important member of the Hanseatic League (14th century); university, founded in 1734 by George II of England. Pop: 122 883 (2003 est)

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