Wittenberg

[ wit-n-burg; German vit-n-berk ]

/ ˈwɪt nˌbɜrg; German ˈvɪt nˌbɛrk /

noun

a city in central E Germany, on the Elbe: Luther taught in the university here; beginnings of the Reformation 1517.

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“It used to be that moms are home with the babies while everyone else was out in the world,” says Wittenberg.

The Colorado Shooting: Why Mothers Take Babies to Movies |Kevin Fallon |July 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Knigsmarck could not take the Old Town, but had to send for help to Wittenberg.

Historical Miniatures |August Strindberg
To make terms with the town preacher of Wittenberg was too preposterous.

Short Studies on Great Subjects |James Anthony Froude
Horatio is not a servant, nor even a gentleman-in-waiting; but a visitor from Wittenberg.

Shakespeare in the Theatre |William Poel

It was dedicated to the senatus of the University of Wittenberg.

Giordano Bruno |James Lewis McIntyre
In January 1759 he accompanied his pupil to the university of Wittenberg, from which he was driven in 1760 by the Prussian cannon.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for wittenberg

Wittenberg

/ (German ˈvɪtənbɛrk, English ˈwɪtənˌbɜːɡ) /

noun

a city in E Germany, on the River Elbe, in Brandenburg: Martin Luther, as a philosophy teacher at Wittenberg university, began the Reformation here in 1517 by nailing his 95 theses to the doors of a church. Pop: 46 295 (2003 est)

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