Lippe
Americannoun
noun
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a former state of NW Germany, now part of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
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a river in NW Germany, flowing west to the Rhine. Length: about 240 km (150 miles)
Example Sentences
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Brown is expected to hand the baton to Lippe eventually, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Thomas Lippe, attorney for the two nonprofit groups that brought the lawsuit against UC, could not be immediately reached for comment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2023
The plants help animals move within the urban matrix, von der Lippe suspects, making habitat fragmentation less harmful to urban wildlife than ecologists generally assume.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 2, 2022
The 236-pound fullback was so excited during the celebration that he even bowled over teammate Jake Lippe during the celebration before helping him up.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2022
A most brilliant charge it was, but nothing more was seen of Von Lippe and his companions.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 by Various
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