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Marburg

American  
[mahr-boork, mahr-burg] / ˈmɑr bʊərk, ˈmɑr bɜrg /

noun

  1. a city in central Germany.

  2. German name of Maribor.


Marburg British  
/ ˈmɑːˌbɜːɡ, ˈmaːrbʊrk /

noun

  1. a city in W central Germany, in Hesse: famous for the religious debate between Luther and Zwingli in 1529; Europe's first Protestant university (1527). Pop: 78 511 (2003 est)

  2. the German name for Maribor

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From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

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