Würzburg

American

[wurts-burg, vyrts-boork] / ˈwɜrts bɜrg, ˈvürtsˌbʊərk /

noun

a city in NW Bavaria, in S Germany, on the Main River.

Würzburg British

/ ˈvɜːtsˌbɜːɡ, ˈvyrtsbʊrk /

noun

a city in S central Germany, in NW Bavaria on the River Main: university (1582). Pop: 132 687 (2003 est)

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He is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Würzburg.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026

Achieving those milestones would clear the path for a new generation of miniature displays "made in Würzburg."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2026

A recent study from the University of Würzburg unveiled a key enzyme involved in producing selenoproteins, opening new strategies for treating certain types of cancer in children.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2024

The Würzburg physicists have now developed a solution to this problem.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024

In the year of his arrival in Cambridge, Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X rays at the University of Würzburg in Germany, and the next year Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity.

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

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