Königsberg

[ kœ-nikhs-berk; English key-nigz-burg ]

/ ˈkœ nɪxsˌbɛrk; English ˈkeɪ nɪgzˌbɜrg /

noun

German name of Kaliningrad.

Definition for konigsberg (2 of 2)

East Prussia

noun

a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.

German Ost·preus·sen

[awst-proi-suh n] /ˌɔstˈprɔɪ sən/.

OTHER WORDS FROM East Prussia

East Prussian, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for konigsberg

The investigation of Konigsberg represents the second accounting firm implicated in the Madoff subterfuge.

Was Madoff 'Victim' and Best Friend an Accomplice? |Lucinda Franks |April 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
When Konigsberg showed up at the London office, a worker said staff members were very obedient to his instructions.

Was Madoff 'Victim' and Best Friend an Accomplice? |Lucinda Franks |April 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Friehling, however, received only $14,500 a month for his services, less than half what Konigsberg received.

Was Madoff 'Victim' and Best Friend an Accomplice? |Lucinda Franks |April 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
"Konigsberg and Levy were very close to the center of Madoff action," the source continued.

Was Madoff 'Victim' and Best Friend an Accomplice? |Lucinda Franks |April 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

Konigsberg also had a close working relationship with Madoff that went back 25 years.

Was Madoff 'Victim' and Best Friend an Accomplice? |Lucinda Franks |April 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Which for the next ten days, or till his new proclamation, made such a Konigsberg of it as may be imagined.

History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.) |Thomas Carlyle
Ney, in the meantime appeared on the field with his advanced guard and occupied Schnaditten, a village on the road to Konigsberg.

Military Career of Napoleon the Great |Montgomery B. Gibbs
"I cannot return to-night, as I am about to start for Konigsberg," he wrote.

Barlasch of the Guard |H. S. Merriman
The little street is there now—one of the sights of Konigsberg, and the cab-drivers point it out as the Philosopher's Walk.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 |Elbert Hubbard
This Albert was the founder of the University of Konigsberg.

Notes & Queries, No. 18. Saturday, March 2, 1850 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for konigsberg (1 of 2)

Königsberg

/ (ˈkɜːnɪɡzˌbɜːɡ, German ˈkøːnɪçsbɛrk) /

noun

the former name (until 1946) of Kaliningrad

British Dictionary definitions for konigsberg (2 of 2)

East Prussia

noun

a former province of NE Germany on the Baltic Sea: separated in 1919 from the rest of Germany by the Polish Corridor and Danzig: in 1945 Poland received the south part, the Soviet Union the north German name: Ostpreussen (ostˈprɔysən)

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