Swabia
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The team recruited people from a large database that comprised all newly diagnosed ALS cases in Swabia, a southwestern region of Germany.
From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2021
Bashobi, San Jose, USA My favourite term of endearment comes from Swabia, the area of Germany around Stuttgart.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2013
He realized early on that Swabia, the southwest region of Germany he came from, was not an ideal base for his work on the cell biology of marine sponges and algae.
From Nature • Feb. 23, 2011
Addressing fellow Christian Democrats in the southwest German region of Swabia, hub of the Protestant work ethic and Germany’s famed Mittelstand, Mrs. Merkel said the financial crisis could have been avoided.
From New York Times • May 3, 2010
That the convent of Hirschau in Swabia was held by Gregory was a fact of much significance, for its monks spread over the land as itinerant agitators and accomplished much for him in southern Germany.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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