Karl-Marx-Stadt
Americannoun
noun
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Chemnitz, a city of about 247,000 residents, was known as Karl-Marx-Stadt when it and the rest of Saxony were part of the former communist East Germany.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2021
Nor was it capitalism’s riposte to Karl-Marx-Stadt, as the East German city of Chemnitz was called between 1953 and 1990.
From The Guardian • Oct. 31, 2016
He was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany, the son of Olympic medalists in team handball.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2011
The eastern city of Chemnitz, for instance, became Karl-Marx-Stadt after the war, and is now Chemnitz again.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2011
A development company financed by VW is planning a plant in Karl-Marx-Stadt to produce an East German-designed replacement for the beloved but outmoded Trabant.
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