Marburg
Americannoun
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a city in W central Germany, in Hesse: famous for the religious debate between Luther and Zwingli in 1529; Europe's first Protestant university (1527). Pop: 78 511 (2003 est)
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the German name for Maribor
Example Sentences
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The Oxford research team had already been working on similar vaccines for the Sudan species of Ebolavirus and Marburg virus.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The effects of the internet blockage could linger beyond the war, according to Farzanegan of Philipps-Universität Marburg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Bats are recognized as natural hosts for many zoonotic viruses, including rabies, Nipah, Hendra, Marburg, and SARS-CoV-1.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026
These three additional monkeys were not quarantined, which is required by law to prevent deadly diseases — such as Ebola, Marburg and mpox — from spreading from primates to humans, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
Jahrling wanted to nail down this Marburg as fast as he could.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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