Wartburg

American  

[vahrt-boork] / ˈvɑrtˌbʊərk /

noun

1. a castle in E Germany, in Thuringia, near Eisenach: Luther translated the New Testament here 1521–22.

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Wartburg British  

/ ˈvartbʊrk /

noun

1. a medieval castle in central Germany, in Thuringia southwest of Eisenach: residence of Luther (1521–22) when he began his German translation of the New Testament

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Wartburg

Alicia is touchy about coming from Wartburg, Tenn., which is about an hour outside Knoxville.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022

With the balloon carefully packed away inside a small trailer attached to their trusty Wartburg auto, the Strelzyks do make that initial attempt but it does not end well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2020

On their final morning, they visited the Wartburg, a medieval castle.

From The Guardian ● May 11, 2019

After graduating from high school, he attended Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, playing linebacker on the school football team.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2014

Wartburg, the scene of his later glory, towers ominously over the hero's cradle, and we behold him, in the beginning of Novalis's romance, under the paternal roof at Eisenach.

From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine

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