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Magdeburg

American  
[mag-duh-burg, mahg-duh-boork] / ˈmæg dəˌbɜrg, ˈmɑg dəˌbʊərk /

noun

  1. the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, in central Germany.


Magdeburg British  
/ ˈmæɡdəˌbɜːɡ, ˈmakdəbʊrk /

noun

  1. an industrial city and port in central Germany, on the River Elbe, capital of Saxony-Anhalt: a leading member of the Hanseatic League, whose local laws, the Magdeburg Laws were adopted by many European cities. Pop: 227 535 (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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As exit polls put the Alternative for Germany's vote share at a thumping 44 percent, jubilant scenes erupted at a post-election party in Magdeburg, capital of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

The first performance, then, became a staging in Magdeburg, Germany, last year.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

Magdeburg city authorities initially refused permission for this year's market, saying the planned security measures were insufficient.

From Barron's Nov. 18, 2025

The Saudi authorities, I am told, are currently working flat out to collate everything they have on the Magdeburg market suspect, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, and to share it with Germany's ongoing investigation "in every way possible".

From BBC Dec. 22, 2024

In 1654 in Regensburg, and then again in 1656 in Magdeburg, Otto von Guericke evacuated the air from a copper sphere with an air pump.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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