Leipzig

American  

[lahyp-sig, -sik, lahyp-tsik] / ˈlaɪp sɪg, -sɪk, ˈlaɪp tsɪk /

Also Leipsic

noun

1. a city in E central Germany.

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Leipzig British  

/ ˈlaɪpsɪɡ, ˈlaiptsɪç /

noun

1. a city in E central Germany, in Saxony: famous fairs, begun about 1170; publishing and music centre; university (1409); scene of a decisive defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte in 1813. Pop: 497 531 (2003 est)

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Leipzig Cultural  

1. City in east-central Germany; a manufacturing, commercial, and transportation hub.

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Leipzig was the capital of Germany's book and music publishing industries until the city was badly damaged in World War II.

Since the Reformation, Leipzig has been a leading cultural center of Germany, home to philosophical, literary, and musical giants, such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich von Schiller, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, and Richard Wagner.

Example Sentences

Another being transported through a sorting centre in Germany caught fire at Leipzig airport just before it was due to be loaded on to an aircraft.

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A months-long pilot phase will start this summer in a plant in Leipzig, with employees working alongside the vaguely human-like robots.

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The Austrian midfielder added a second in similar fashion shortly before the break, with Leipzig captain David Raum this time the provider from the left.

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When Klopp signed Szoboszlai - who had impressed at Red Bull Salzburg before joining RB Leipzig in 2021 - he said: "This is a signing for our present and also for our future."

From BBC

Gruda, making just his third Leipzig appearance, was crucial in both goals as Leipzig moved two points behind fourth-placed Stuttgart and one ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who have a game in hand.

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