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Marburg

American  
[mahr-boork, mahr-burg] / ˈmɑr bʊərk, ˈmɑr bɜrg /

noun

  1. a city in central Germany.

  2. German name of Maribor.


Marburg British  
/ ˈmɑːˌbɜːɡ, ˈmaːrbʊrk /

noun

  1. 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)

  2. the German name for Maribor

"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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“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

The effects of the internet blockage could linger beyond the war, according to Farzanegan of Philipps-Universität Marburg.

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

Working with Professor Roland Lill and his team at the University of Marburg, the researchers uncovered how D-Cys harms cancer cells.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2026

Both viruses seem part of a pattern, When he learned what Marburg virus does to human beings.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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