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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

"For comparison: current technologies achieve only about 35% -- which means they lose much of their efficiency and are correspondingly expensive," explains Giessen.

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

The university property was divided; Giessen obtained a Lutheran, Marburg a Reformed institution, and Lower Hesse received a moderately but yet essentially Reformed ecclesiastical constitution.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz

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