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Spandau

American  
[shpahn-dou] / ˈʃpɑn daʊ /

noun

  1. a district of Berlin, in E Germany: site of prison for Nazi war criminals.


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He helped mastermind some of the biggest hits of the 1980s, working with the likes of Sade and Spandau Ballet.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran and Boy George's Culture Club were the flagbearers of the New Romantic movement of the late 1970s - but Strange was "custodian" of that pop culture phenomenon.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2022

Among the songs blasted out by the army band to entertain those watching was the song "Gold" by Spandau Ballet, one of a number of tunes played in tribute to Britain's successful Olympic competitors.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2021

When he left the ring, Whittaker broke into a few bars of “Gold,” the Spandau Ballet song that played incessantly at the boxing venue in London for the 2012 Games.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2021

Spandau was a fortress near Berlin, to which at that time all state prisoners were sent.

From Amos Huntingdon by Wilson, Theodore P.