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Thuringia

American  
[thoo-rin-jee-uh, -juh] / θʊˈrɪn dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

  1. a state in central Germany. 5,985 sq. mi. (15,550 sq. km) Erfurt.


Thuringia British  
/ θjʊˈrɪndʒɪə /

noun

  1. German name: Thüringen.  a state of central Germany. Pop: 2 373 000 (2003 est)

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They are believed to have been composed early in Bach's career, when he was working as an organ teacher in the town of Arnstadt in Thuringia.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

The two solo organ works, written while Bach was working as an organ teacher in the town of Arnstadt in Thuringia early in his career, first caught the attention of researchers over 30 years ago.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

In Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia, I meet Sultana, as she organises a protest against the far right.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

In July, a German court found Bjoern Hoecke, who leads the AfD in Thuringia, guilty of using a Nazi slogan.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

Like the stadium, most were being clad with natural stone, all of it German—more limestone from Franconia, basalt from the Eifel hills, granite and marble from Silesia, travertine from Thuringia, porphyry from Saxony.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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