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Lüneburg

British  
/ ˈlyːnəbʊrk /

noun

  1. a city in N Germany, in Lower Saxony: capital of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 to 1369; prominent Hanse town; saline springs. Pop: 70 614 (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

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Mr. Bernard, who teaches the history of science at Leuphana University in Lüneburg, Germany, has written on the history of the elevator and the theory of the hashtag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

She walks and cycles around Lüneburg, as well as wading through the waves of bureaucracy as if she had been doing so all her life.

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2017

He pursued the Demjanjuk case, and here in Lüneburg, together with his colleague Cornelius Nestler, he represented 51 of the 65 co-plaintiffs.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2015

Their lawyers said that the judge’s surprising decision on Tuesday to move immediately to a verdict meant none had had the time to get back to Lüneburg.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2015

In construction it is archaic, a survival of traditions acquired from central and northern Germany through Bach's earlier residence at Lüneburg and intercourse with Hamburg.360 Three years passed before Bach produced his next extant Cantata.

From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus

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