Dessau

[ des-ou ]

/ ˈdɛs aʊ /

a city in NE central Germany, SW of Berlin: formerly the capital of Anhalt.

Example sentences from the Web for dessau

The only experimental school which, to some extent, made a beginning in clearing the road, was the Institute at Dessau.

History of Education |Levi Seeley
Dessau was probably founded by Albert the Bear; it had attained civic rights as early as 1213.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 |Various
This done, he began to feel about for Bernadotte, and came into touch with him south of Dessau.

The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) |John Holland Rose
On August 1st, on his way to Darmstadt, where he was ordered, he visited his parents in Dessau for an hour.

An Aviator's Field Book |Oswald Blcke

Frederick nodded an assent, and then turned to Prince Anhalt von Dessau.

Frederick The Great and His Family |L. Muhlbach

Dessau

/ (German ˈdɛsau) /

an industrial city in E Germany, in Saxony-Anhalt: capital of Anhalt state from 1340 to 1918. Pop: 78 380 (2003 est)