Oldenburg

[ ohl-duh n-burg; for 2, 3 also German ohl-duh n-boo rk ]

/ ˈoʊl dənˌbɜrg; for 2, 3 also German ˈoʊl dənˌbʊərk /

Claes (Thu·re)

[klous too r-uh] /klaʊs ˈtʊər ə/,born 1929, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.

a former state in NW Germany, now part of Lower Saxony.

a city in Lower Saxony in NW Germany: former capital of Oldenburg.

Example sentences from the Web for oldenburg

Coosje [van Bruggen] and Claes [Oldenburg]…the Christos…us.

Inside the Kabokovs' ‘Strange City’ |Anthony Haden-Guest |June 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Oldenburg, for example, started out much too alive to her presence as she filmed.

Tacita Dean’s ‘Five Americans’ Captures a Quiet Brilliance |Blake Gopnik |May 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Oldenburg just “being himself” is, in fact, Oldenburg as cast for a Tacita Dean production.

Tacita Dean’s ‘Five Americans’ Captures a Quiet Brilliance |Blake Gopnik |May 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Oldenburg is equally still in his portrait, titled “Manhattan Mouse Museum.”

Tacita Dean’s ‘Five Americans’ Captures a Quiet Brilliance |Blake Gopnik |May 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

A fortnight later, when as yet he knew not of the Oldenburg incident, Alexander himself broke that treaty.

The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) |John Holland Rose
This position he occupied till 1806, when he became concert-master to the duke of Oldenburg.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 |Various
The trade with England on the coast of Oldenburg was carped on as uninterruptedly as if in time of peace.

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Oldenburg was then thirty years of age, and young Ranelagh about sixteen.

The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 |David Masson
In 1884 he was appointed director of the court theatre in Oldenburg, and in 1889 director of dramatic plays in Berlin.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 |Various

Oldenburg ¹

/ (ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ, German ˈɔldənbʊrk) /

a city in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: former capital of Oldenburg state. Pop: 158 340 (2003 est)

a former state of NW Germany: became part of Lower Saxony in 1946

Oldenburg ²

/ (ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ) /

Claes (klɔːs). born 1929, US pop sculptor and artist, born in Sweden