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Mar·burg

 (mär′bûrg′, -bo͝ork′)
A city of west-central Germany north of Frankfurt. Europe's first Protestant university was founded here in 1527.
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Marburg

(ˈmɑːˌbɜːɡ; German ˈmaːrbʊrk)
n
1. (Placename) a city in W central Germany, in Hesse: famous for the religious debate between Luther and Zwingli in 1529; Europe's first Protestant university (1527). Pop: 78 511 (2003 est)
2. (Placename) the German name for Maribor
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Mar•burg

(ˈmɑr bʊərg, -bɜrg)

n.
a city in central Germany. 75,092.
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