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

Wilson said Ryanair had cut all service to three other German airports since 2019 -- Dresden, Leipzig and Dortmund -- and had already relocated aircraft previously based in Frankfurt, Duesseldorf and Stuttgart.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The 49-year-old has been without a club since he was sacked by RB Leipzig in March 2025 and has never previously managed in England.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Rose began his managerial career in 2012 with Lokomotive Leipzig and has spent time in charge of Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Monchengladbach and RB Leipzig.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

A recent study from Leipzig University highlights one such target: a receptor called GPR133.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The planes were always bound for someplace else— Leipzig, Chemnitz, Plauen, places like that.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut