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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Richard Lee's daughter Katrice went missing on her second birthday near a British military base in Paderborn, Germany in 1981.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

"Defect always implies that there is some unwanted thing in a system, but that is not really true in our case," said Prof. Uwe Gerstmann, a University of Paderborn professor and collaborator on the project.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024

The remaining four games in the round of 16 are Wednesday as Stuttgart hosts Borussia Dortmund and league leader Bayer Leverkusen hosts second-division Paderborn.

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Werner Wilhelm Franke was born on Jan. 31, 1940, in Paderborn, Germany.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2022

For this purpose he created many bishoprics, one being at Paderborn, in 795, a favourite place of residence with the emperor.

From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

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