Erfurt

[ er-foo rt ]

/ ˈɛr fʊərt /

a city in and the capital of Thuringia, in central Germany.

Definition for erfurt (2 of 2)

Thuringia

[ thoo-rin-jee-uh, -juh ]

/ θʊˈrɪn dʒi ə, -dʒə /

a state in central Germany. 5985 sq. mi. (15,550 sq. km) Capital: Erfurt.

German Thü·ring·en

[ty-ring-uh n] /ˈtü rɪŋ ən/.

Thu·rin·gi·an, adjective, noun

The form in which the three Erfurt glossaries have come down to us points back to the 8th century.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 |Various
Spohr was consumed by a burning desire to behold Napoleon and the surrounding princes, and went to Erfurt.

Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday |Henry C. Lahee
He entered an Augustinian monastery at Erfurt, soon after obtaining his first degree.

A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon |John Lord, A.M.
It was pleasant to see the towers of Erfurt rising before me on the plain.

Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family |Elizabeth Rundle Charles

An allusion to the siege of Erfurt by the Landgrave Herman in 1203.

Parzival (vol. 1 of 2) |Wolfram von Eschenback

Erfurt

/ (German ˈɛrfʊrt) /

an industrial city in central Germany, the capital of Thuringia: university (1392). Pop: 201 645 (2003 est)

Thuringia

/ (θjʊˈrɪndʒɪə) /

a state of central Germany. Pop: 2 373 000 (2003 est) German name: Thüringen (ˈtyːrɪŋən)