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Steuben

American  
[stoo-buhn, styoo-, stoo-ben, styoo-, shtoi-buhn] / ˈstu bən, ˈstju-, stuˈbɛn, stju-, ˈʃtɔɪ bən /

noun

  1. Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von 1730–94, Prussian major general in the American Revolutionary army.


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The traditions of Frederick’s own redoubtable army were grafted upon Washington’s when Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a former Prussian officer, volunteered his services in the Patriot cause.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

He worked with several assistants and solicited comments from the public, both online and in a single, in-person hearing in Steuben County, about 275 miles from New York City.

From New York Times May 28, 2022

Many groups, including the DCCC, submitted letters making these points for the Steuben County Supreme Court to consider before its final decision issued Friday.

From Washington Post May 21, 2022

Jeffries chafed at the idea that the new maps for the city were created under the supervision of a court in western New York’s Steuben County, along the Pennsylvania border.

From Seattle Times May 19, 2022

They heard how the noble La Fayette of France, Steuben of Prussia, and Kosciuszko of Poland each had offered his all that America might be forever a refuge for the oppressed.

From America First by Frances Nimmo Greene

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