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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southwest Germany on the Rhine River opposite Mannheim. Founded as a fortress in the early 17th century, it is now a leading center of the country's chemical industry.

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Examples

  • Germany 's BASF SE is completing factory expansions in Ludwigshafen, Germany this year that will quadruple its bioplastics production.

    Just One Word: Bioplastics Mara Lemos Stein 2010

  • Alexandria, Va., died on May 15, in Ludwigshafen, Germany, of injuries sustained on May 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his

    Gulf War II 2009

  • The company, based in Ludwigshafen, said in July that it expected to increase its sales for the full year and outpace global chemical production, and said pretax earnings should "improve considerably."

    BASF's Third-Quarter Profit Soars To $1.7B Associated Press 2010

  • The company, based in Ludwigshafen, said it "expects the good business development to continue" in the current quarter.

    BASF Raises Outlook As Q3 Sales Grow 23% Associated Press 2010

  • Lafayette, La., died on May 12, in Ludwigshafen, Germany, of injuries sustained on April 20, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.

    Gulf War II 2009

  • The company is completing factory expansions in Ludwigshafen, Germany, this year that will quadruple its bioplastics production.

    Bioplastics Boom 2010

  • We were to destroy the chemical works in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

    Above the Clouds at Thirty Below 1944

  • The briefed target was the chemical works in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

    Above the Clouds at Thirty Below 1944

  • Michael Probst/Associated Press The headquarters of German chemical company BASF in Ludwigshafen, southern Germany.

    BASF Profit Soars Harriet Torry 2010

  • "There there is a strong suspicion that he deliberately failed to obtain the approval of the institutional review board in Ludwigshafen, which is a criminal offence."

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

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