Paderborn

American

[pah-der-bawrn] / ˈpɑ dərˌbɔrn /

noun

a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in NW Germany.

Paderborn British

/ paːdərˈbɔrn /

noun

a market town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: scene of the meeting between Charlemagne and Pope Leo III (799 _ad ) that led to the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire. Pop: 141 800 (2003 est)

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Karla Bredenbals, the boss of the Caritas workshops in Paderborn, agrees that the rate of transition to the mainstream economy is too low.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

This is what happened to Dirk Hähnel, now in his 50s, who spent most of his adult life in sheltered workshops near the central-western city of Paderborn.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

"Homodyne detection is a method frequently used in quantum optics to investigate the wave-like nature of optical quantum states," explains Timon Schapeler from the Paderborn "Mesoscopic Quantum Optics" working group at the Department of Physics.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2024

Union Berlin advanced with a comfortable 4-0 win at fourth-tier team Astoria Walldorf, while second-division side Paderborn enjoyed a 7-0 rout at former Bundesliga club Energie Cottbus.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 13, 2023

One Case, where this Method of Cure had a very remarkable good Effect, I had under my Care at Paderborn.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald

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