Plauen

[ plou-uhn ]

noun

1. a city in E Germany.

Plauen

/ ˈplauən /

noun

1. a city in E central Germany, in Saxony: textile centre. Pop: 70 070 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

But being followed into Saxony by the pursuing enemy, and defeated at Plauen, they were obliged to take refuge in Thuringia.

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My wife was the daughter of a Baron von Plauen, and loved music and myself better than her home and a titled bridegroom.

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Lacy has left ten thousand men in Dresden, sire, and with the rest of his force has joined the Confederate army at Plauen.

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That evening Lacy joined the Confederate army, in their strong position behind the gap of Plauen.

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In modern masonry the boldest arch is that of the bridge at Plauen, Germany, with its span of 2951⁄4 feet.

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