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Osnabrück

American  
[oz-nuh-brook, aws-nah-bryk] / ˈɒz nəˌbrʊk, ˌɔs nɑˈbrük /

noun

  1. a city in Lower Saxony, in NW Germany.


Osnabrück British  
/ ɔsnaˈbryk /

noun

  1. an industrial city in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: a member of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages; one of the treaties comprising the Peace of Westphalia (1648) was signed here. Pop: 165 517 (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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Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, drew that comparison on Saturday as he addressed a crowd of about 25,000 in Osnabrück, a town where he was mayor for seven years.

From New York Times Jan. 27, 2024

Hertha Berlin and Osnabrück supporters had the same banners in Berlin, where both sets of fans stayed silent early on.

From Washington Times Dec. 16, 2023

Born in Osnabrück, Germany, Otto-Knapp grew up on a dairy farm, which led to her deep interest in the natural world.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2022

A main focus of the operation was the city of Osnabrück, which police say was one of the hubs of the operation.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2022

A French fortune-teller had warned him that "he would not survive his wife a year"; and, as he neared Osnabrück, the home of his brother, the Prince Bishop, his fatal illness overtook him.

From Love Romances of the Aristocracy by Hall, Thornton

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