Marburg
Americannoun
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a city in W central Germany, in Hesse: famous for the religious debate between Luther and Zwingli in 1529; Europe's first Protestant university (1527). Pop: 78 511 (2003 est)
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the German name for Maribor
Example Sentences
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“Rwanda ended up ending that outbreak with one of the lowest death rates recorded for an Ebola or Marburg response ever,” Spencer said.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
“Around 10 million jobs are estimated to be directly or indirectly tied to Iran’s digital economy,” said Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, an economist specializing in the Middle East at Philipps-Universität Marburg in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
After the war, Habermas studied philosophy and earned a doctorate from Marburg University before joining the University of Frankfurt's Institute of Social Research.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Today, bats often fill this role for viruses such as Ebola and the Marburg virus.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
It was an American researcher stationed in Kenya calling him to report that the South Africans had found something very queer in Musoke’s blood: He’s positive for Marburg virus.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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