Duisburg

[ dys-boork ]

noun

1. a city in W Germany, at the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers: the largest river port in Europe; formed 1929 from the cities of Duisburg and Hamborn.

Duisburg

/ ˈdyːsbʊrk /

noun

1. an industrial city in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia at the confluence of the Rivers Rhine and Ruhr: one of the world's largest and busiest inland ports; university (1972). Pop: 506 496 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

In the city of Duisburg in Germany’s industrial heartland is a vast steel complex that is one of Europe’s largest polluters.

From New York Times

By using electricity to split water into its two elements, the device, a test model called an electrolyzer, produces hydrogen, a carbon-free gas that could help power mills like the one in Duisburg.

From New York Times

The suspects were detained in the western cities of Duisburg, Herne and Dueren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and their apartments were also searched there.

From Washington Times

The qualification period is open and GB have already obtained spots across a number of sports, including most recently for the Para-canoeists at the weekend's World Championships in Duisburg and the men's and women's wheelchair basketball team who won gold and silver at the European Championships.

From BBC

“The automobile of the future is coming from China. The Chinese are the leaders in important technology sectors,” said Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, the director of the Center for Automotive Research in Duisburg, Germany.

From New York Times