Tübingen

[ too-bing-uhn; German ty-bing-uhn ]

/ ˈtu bɪŋ ən; German ˈtü bɪŋ ən /

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noun

a city in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany, between the Neckar and Ammer rivers: known for a highly respected university.

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Words nearby Tübingen

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How to use Tübingen in a sentence

The zoologist at University of Tubingen in Germany gave a bunch of spiders some LSD.
Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence|Bill Schulz|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Helmut Eugen Benjamin Gellert Hauser was born 115 years ago this month in Tubingen, Germany.
Dead Cool: Gayelord Hauser|Simon Doonan|May 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At fifteen he went to the University of Tubingen, where, in the second year of his sojourn, he disputed with one of his teachers.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
Afterwards he studied at the University of Tubingen, where he distinguished himself and took a degree.
The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'|Thomas Orchard

All the young theologians of the Tubingen institution went immediately into the groves—all seeking for "faculties."
Beyond Good and Evil|Friedrich Nietzsche
Hebrew had been cultivated in the Franciscan monasteries of Tubingen and Basle before the end of the last century.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam
Of which library some books are already printed, and the rest are now at the press in this noble city of Tubingen.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for Tübingen

Tübingen

/ (ˈtjuːbɪŋən) /

noun

a town in SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: university (1477). Pop: 83 137 (2003 est)

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