Leipzig

Also Leip·sic

[lahyp-sig, -sik, lahyp-tsik]

noun

1. a city in E central Germany.

Leipzig

/ 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)

Leipzig

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

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

Police searches also took place in the cities of Leipzig and Oberhausen around the time of the Berlin arrests, according to newspaper Der Spiegel.

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Jian Guo was alleged to have acted as a handler for a Chinese national working for a logistics company at Leipzig airport who was given a suspended jail term.

From BBC

However, the 20-year-old was already in advanced negotiations with RB Leipzig and chose them, with an offer of a more important squad role on the table.

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Bundesliga club RB Leipzig had a serious interest in taking him to Germany.

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Elliott would slip comfortably into most Premier League teams, while RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga hold an interest and are expected to pursue a deal before the close of the window.

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