Ulm

American

[oolm] / ʊlm /

noun

a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.

Ulm British

/ ʊlm /

noun

an industrial city in S Germany, in Baden-Württemberg on the Danube: a free imperial city (1155–1802). Pop: 119 807 (2003 est)

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A huge yellow crane will bring it up to the summit, which will stand at 172.5 metres and has snatched the record as the world's tallest church from Germany's Ulm Minster.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

To explore how solids form, scientists from the University of Nottingham and the University of Ulm in Germany used transmission electron microscopy to watch molten metal nano-droplets as they solidified.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2025

He joined Stuttgart Kickers in the German second tier, before dropping to the fourth division to play for SSV Ulm.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

Nienstedt was the bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, at the time.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024

Einstein was born in Ulm, in southern Germany, in 1879, but grew up in Munich.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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