Speyer

[ shpahy-uh r ]
/ ˈʃpaɪ ər /

noun

a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine.

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Also called Spires.
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Speyer
/ (German ˈʃpaiər) /

noun

a port in SW Germany, in Rhineland-Palatinate on the Rhine: the scene of 50 imperial diets. Pop: 50 247 (2003 est)English name: Spires
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