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Wartburg

[ vahrt-boork ]

noun

  1. a castle in E Germany, in Thuringia, near Eisenach: Luther translated the New Testament here 1521–22.


Wartburg

/ ˈvartbʊrk /

noun

  1. a medieval castle in central Germany, in Thuringia southwest of Eisenach: residence of Luther (1521–22) when he began his German translation of the New Testament
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A man dressed in the dark green uniform of a 1950s traffic cop, replete with an old-fashioned leather cap, blew his whistle sharply and waved the car — a well-maintained 1980 Wartburg, a classic despite the engine’s clatter — through to the parking lot.

During an interview in New York before heading to Germany, Stutzmann said “Tannhäuser” was the perfect vehicle for her Bayreuth debut, given her quarter-century as a contralto and the opera’s full title, which translates to “Tannhäuser and the Minstrels’ Contest at Wartburg.”

He wrestled while at Wartburg College, served in the U.S.

He wrestled while at Wartburg College, served in the U.S.

Alicia is touchy about coming from Wartburg, Tenn., which is about an hour outside Knoxville.

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