How to use Plauen in a sentence
But being followed into Saxony by the pursuing enemy, and defeated at Plauen, they were obliged to take refuge in Thuringia.
The Thirty Years War, Complete | Friedrich SchillerMy wife was the daughter of a Baron von Plauen, and loved music and myself better than her home and a titled bridegroom.
Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home | Bayard TaylorLacy has left ten thousand men in Dresden, sire, and with the rest of his force has joined the Confederate army at Plauen.
With Frederick the Great | G. A. HentyThat evening Lacy joined the Confederate army, in their strong position behind the gap of Plauen.
With Frederick the Great | G. A. HentyIn modern masonry the boldest arch is that of the bridge at Plauen, Germany, with its span of 2951⁄4 feet.
Inventors at Work | George Iles
British Dictionary definitions for Plauen
/ (German ˈplauən) /
a city in E central Germany, in Saxony: textile centre. Pop: 70 070 (2003 est)
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