Oldenburg

American  

[ohl-duhn-burg, ohl-duhn-boork] / ˈoʊl dənˌbɜrg, ˈoʊl dənˌbʊərk /

noun

1. Claes (Thure) 1929–2022, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.

2. a former state in northwestern Germany, now part of Lower Saxony.

3. a city in Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany: capital of the former state of Oldenburg.

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Oldenburg ¹ British  

/ ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ, ˈɔldənbʊrk /

noun

1. a city in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: former capital of Oldenburg state. Pop: 158 340 (2003 est)

2. a former state of NW Germany: became part of Lower Saxony in 1946

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Oldenburg ² British  

/ ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. Claes (klɔːs). born 1929, US pop sculptor and artist, born in Sweden

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Example Sentences

A collaborative team from the University of Vienna, the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, and the University of Oldenburg set out to investigate this question and uncovered findings that challenge traditional assumptions.

From Science Daily

“Joyful association in the public domain is far better than watching television in our lifeless subdivisions,” Oldenburg proclaimed in a 2014 New York Times op-ed.

From Salon

He was also a visual artist and art collector, according to the American Visionary Art Museum, ultimately amassing hundreds of works including Pop Art prints by Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg and others.

From Los Angeles Times

This, Oldenburg writes, is the antidote to isolation, the lubricant of a healthy social balance.

From Los Angeles Times

Two years later, she was part of “Americans 1963” at the Museum of Modern Art alongside Robert Indiana, Claes Oldenburg and Ad Reinhardt.

From New York Times