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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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