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Leipzig

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

noun

  1. a city in E central Germany.


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)

"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

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.

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Two days after the incident in Leipzig, a couple of suspicious drones flew over the military base in Mechernich in North Rhine-Westphalia, where Patriot systems are maintained.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

In an earlier study, researchers at Leipzig University had already found that activation with AP503 also strengthens skeletal muscle.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

In effect, the Leipzig attack was like a maneuver in a war game, or a feint.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

The Leipzig attack was part of a broader pattern of increasingly dangerous incidents, including drones and interference with critical infrastructure, von der Leyen said.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Tycho was supposed to study law in Leipzig, and he did this work with reasonable diligence.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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