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Pforzheim

American  
[fawrts-hahym, pfawrts-hahym] / ˈfɔrtsˌhaɪm, ˈpfɔrtsˌhaɪm /

noun

  1. a city in W Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.


Pforzheim British  
/ ˈpfɔrtshaim /

noun

  1. a city in SW Germany, in W Baden-Württemberg: centre of the German watch and jewellery industry. Pop: 119 046 (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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Investigators said vehicles rented this year by the suspects had been used to check out other possible targets in Germany, stopping near museums in Frankfurt, Idar-Oberstein, Trier and Pforzheim.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2023

A spokesperson for the city of Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg said there had also been at least seven infections that could be traced to an Amazon warehouse in the city.

From The Guardian May 28, 2020

The Reimanns’ business has its roots in the chemical business founded by Johann Adam Benckiser in Pforzheim in 1823.

From Seattle Times Apr. 7, 2017

Pforzheim now owes JPMorgan the equivalent of 11% of its annual budget.

From BusinessWeek Apr. 22, 2010

Frank Volkheimer’s third-floor walk-up in the suburbs of Pforzheim, West Germany, possesses three windows.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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