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Hildesheim

American  
[hil-des-hahym] / ˈhɪl dɛsˌhaɪm /

noun

  1. a city in N central Germany.


Hildesheim British  
/ ˈhɪldəshaim /

noun

  1. a city in N central Germany, in Lower Saxony: a member of the Hanseatic League. Pop: 103 245 (2003 est)

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The 25-year-old beat Max Hopp 8-1 in a one-sided final at the event in Hildesheim, Germany.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Western cultural bias celebrates persistence and achievement, so abandoning goals is seen as “failure,” says psychologist Cathleen Kappes of the University of Hildesheim in Germany.

From Scientific American • Dec. 28, 2022

She received a degree in cultural studies from the University of Hildesheim and a master of fine arts from the London school formerly called Chelsea College of Art and Design.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2022

Yahia Fuad El-Hibri was born in Hildesheim, Germany, on March 2, 1958.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2022

In 1974, Schindler died in humble circumstances in Hildesheim in what was then West Germany.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

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