Nuremberg

American  

[noor-uhm-burg, nyoor-] / ˈnʊər əmˌbɜrg, ˈnyʊər- /

noun

1. a city in central Bavaria, in SE Germany: site of international trials (1945–46) of Nazis accused of war crimes.

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Nuremberg British  

/ ˈnjʊərəmˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. German name: Nürnberg.  a city in S Germany, in N Bavaria: scene of annual Nazi rallies (1933–38), the anti-Semitic Nuremberg decrees (1935), and the trials of Nazi leaders for their war crimes (1945–46); important metalworking and electrical industries. Pop: 493 553 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

As I wrote at the time, it was a 7.8 on the Nuremberg scale.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

But he tries to keep up with the latest film releases -- historical drama "Nuremberg" and Oscar-nominated "One Battle After Another" were among his most recently watched movies.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The consumer-climate index, published Wednesday by research groups GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions, rose to minus 24.1 in its forecast for February 2026, compared with minus 26.9 in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

However, the Nuremberg tribunals after World War II established in international law that obeying an unlawful order does not absolve an individual of responsibility for atrocities.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2025

Though legally bound by her husband’s wishes under German law, Maria did not want to return to him or to Nuremberg.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman