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Saarbrücken

American  
[zahr-brook-uhn, sahr-, zahr-bryk-uhn] / zɑrˈbrʊk ən, sɑr-, zɑrˈbrük ən /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany: the capital of the Saarland.


Saarbrücken British  
/ zaːrˈbrykən /

noun

  1. an industrial city in W Germany, capital of Saarland state, on the Saar River. Pop: 181 860 (2003 est)

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Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C was recorded provisionally in the south-western city of Saarbrücken, just over the border from France, which this week endured its hottest temperatures three days in a row.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Michael Hahn, a linguist based in Saarbrücken, set out to answer that question with Richard Futrell from the University of California, Irvine.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2026

Bayern, the 11-time defending champion, was surprisingly knocked out of the German Cup on Wednesday after losing at third-division Saarbrücken.

From Washington Times Nov. 4, 2023

Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who Merkel tried to anoint as her successor, lost her district of Saarbrücken.

From Washington Post Sep. 26, 2021

They paired off and traveled by train to Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Vienna, Freiburg, Saarbrücken, Mannheim, and Karlsruhe, where they mailed the leaflets from undisclosed locations.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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