Königsberg

[ kœ-nikhs-berk; English key-nigz-burg ]

noun

1. German name of Kaliningrad.

Königsberg

/ ˈkɜːnɪɡzˌbɜːɡ; ˈkøːnɪçsbɛrk /

noun

1. the former name (until 1946) of Kaliningrad

Example Sentences

It’s a question that’s been asked over and over in the history of math, by those working on problems ranging from squaring the circle to circumambulating the city of Königsberg.

From Quanta Magazine

The investigation of Konigsberg represents the second accounting firm implicated in the Madoff subterfuge.

From The Daily Beast

When Konigsberg showed up at the London office, a worker said staff members were very obedient to his instructions.

From The Daily Beast

Friehling, however, received only $14,500 a month for his services, less than half what Konigsberg received.

From The Daily Beast

"Konigsberg and Levy were very close to the center of Madoff action," the source continued.

From The Daily Beast

Levy is believed to have helped accountant Paul Konigsberg funnel checks to London.

From The Daily Beast

The University of Konigsberg was already founded several years before, in 1544.

From Project Gutenberg

At the time of which we are writing, in 1860, the railway that now joins St. Petersburg and Konigsberg did not exist.

From Project Gutenberg

It was small and not too clean; for Konigsberg was once a Polish city, and is not far from the Russian frontier.

From Project Gutenberg

He made a journey to Konigsberg soon after Barlasch's return, and came back with eager eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

There had been a cessation in that stream of pitiable men who staggered across the bridge from the Konigsberg road.

From Project Gutenberg