Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of west-central Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Ruhr Rivers. It is a major inland port and a steel-producing center.
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- proper noun a city in
North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
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DUISBURG, Germany, July 31, 2010 (AFP) - Thousands of mourners paid their respects Saturday in Duisburg to 21 people who died at a techno festival a week before, with many saying the city will take a very long time to heal.
Dose.ca Music briefs AFP Francois Becker 2010
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More than 1.3 million revellers had gathered for the annual techno music festival in Duisburg, which is near Dusseldorf.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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NRW's most important cities, such as Duisburg, Dusseldorf, Dortmund and Essen have large numbers of residents of different ethnicities that make up about 25 per cent of their populations.
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Edson Buddle 88 goal in Ingolstadt's 1-1 draw with Duisburg
American soccer players abroad: 2 goals for Clint Dempsey, one for Jonathan Spector, Edson Buddle Steve Goff 2011
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After lying in the shadows for decades, the 'ndrangheta grabbed international headlines in 2007 when an Italian restaurant in Duisburg, Germany, was sprayed with gunfire.
Italy Police Arrest Dozens In Organized-Crime Probe Stacy Meichtry 2011
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Fourth division Holstein Kiel also advanced with a 2-0 win over second-tier MSV Duisburg, while VfB Stuttgart beat second division FSV Frankfurt 3-0.
German Cup round-up: Bayern Munich hit six to demolish Ingolstadt 2011
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Fach began dating Inga Grings soon after she had broken up with her Duisburg and Germany team-mate Linda Bresonik.
The Knowledge | Which teams have played for the wrong result? | John Ashdown 2011
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Hansa Group AG of Duisburg, Germany, ramped up its trade with Iran's oil and gas sector, the company said, delivering industrial equipment from German manufacturers to a new Iranian company that didn't appear on the U.N. blacklist.
Sanctions Hit—and Miss—in German Trade With Iran David Crawford 2011
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After training posts in Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Zurich, he spent seven years 1966-73 as first Kapellmeister in Stuttgart.
The Disappearing Maestro Norman Lebrecht 2011
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Bloomberg News A crane operates behind a row of discarded refrigerators in Duisburg, Germany.
Snow Damps Euro-Zone Recovery Marcus Walker 2011
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