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Brandenburg

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Noun

1. brandenburg

the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701

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Brandenburg

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noun
1. 
a state in NE Germany, part of East Germany until 1990. A former electorate, it expanded under the Hohenzollerns to become the kingdom of Prussia (1701). The district east of the Oder River became Polish in 1945. Capital: Potsdam. Pop: 2 575 000 (2003 est). Area: 29 481 sq km (11 219 sq miles)
2. 
a city in NE Germany: former capital of the Prussian province of Brandenburg. Pop: 75 485 (2003 est)

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Brandenburg

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1. 
former province of Prussia: the region was divided between Poland & East Germany in 1947
2. 
state of NE Germany: 11,383 sq mi (29,482 sq km); pop. 2,538,000; cap. Potsdam
3. 
city in E Germany, west of Berlin, in Brandenburg: pop. 94,000

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Brandenburg

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1. A historical region and former margraviate of north-central Germany around which the kingdom of Prussia developed. The region is now divided between Poland and Germany.
2. A city of northeast Germany on the Havel River west-southwest of Berlin. It is an industrial center.

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