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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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  • Thuringian adjective

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Other German tax authorities are getting in on the act, with the city-state of Hamburg and the state of Thuringia among those conducting probes.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Previously in Thuringia, the earliest written reference to Bratwursts dated back to 1404.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

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

On Sunday, two large eastern German states - Saxony and Thuringia - will hold key regional elections.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 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