Wittenberg

[wit-n-burg, vit-n-berk]

noun

1. a city in central eastern Germany, on the Elbe, where Luther taught in the university and launched the Reformation in 1517 by posting his Ninety-Five Theses on a church door.

Wittenberg

/ ˈvɪtənbɛrk, ˈwɪtənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a city in E Germany, on the River Elbe, in Brandenburg: Martin Luther, as a philosophy teacher at Wittenberg university, began the Reformation here in 1517 by nailing his 95 theses to the doors of a church. Pop: 46 295 (2003 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wittenberg¹

Literally, “white mountain,” from Low German witt “white” + German Berg “mountain”; iceberg ( def. ), white ( def. )

Example Sentences

Regardless of your choice of entree, your meal will come with sweeping views of L.A.’s landscape while a Nicole Wittenberg painting holds court over the dining room.

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Jonathan Wittenberg, senior rabbi of the Masorti strand of modern-traditional Judaism, was also positive: "Judaism is a deeply resilient religion."

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“Often the people that are going into these programs are the sickest of the sick,” said Cathy Pederson, a neurobiologist at Wittenberg University in Ohio and the lead author of the study.

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The dynamic my friends were describing “is extremely common,” says Evans Wittenberg, a licensed marriage family therapist based in Los Feliz.

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The BBC's Daniel Wittenberg, reporting from Munich, said there was a pram strewn across the floor at the scene, as well as half a dozen umbrellas and high-vis jackets.

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