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Zwickau

American  
[tsvik-ou] / ˈtsvɪk aʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W Saxony, in E Germany.


Zwickau British  
/ ˈtsvɪkau /

noun

  1. a city in E Germany, in Saxony: Anabaptist movement founded here (1521); coal-mining and industrial centre. Pop: 99 846 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For tens of thousands of workers in Wolfsburg, and in Germany's other "car towns" such as Ingolstadt, Weissach, Munich, Stuttgart and Zwickau, the stakes could not be higher.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

It was a rare case of a major car plant’s switching completely from internal combustion to battery power, making Zwickau a case study for a big question confronting the auto industry.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

So when Volkswagen announced in 2018 that it would convert its Zwickau factory, the largest private employer in the area, to manufacture nothing but electric vehicles, it was a big deal.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Winter showed Zwickau defender Nils Butzen a red card for bringing down American forward Isaiah Young, then awarded Essen a penalty for hand ball from the resultant free kick.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023

All the Saxon towns are low, Chemnitz and Zwickau particularly so, and the position of Dresden, being a capital, is remarkable.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

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