Wittenberg

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsGerman: /ˈvɪtənbɛrk/, English: /ˈwɪtənˌbɜːɡ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wit′n bûrg′; Ger. vit′n berk′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Wit•ten•berg  (wit′n bûrg′; Ger. vit′n berk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in central E Germany, on the Elbe: Luther taught in the university here;
    beginnings of the Reformation 1517. 54,190.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Wittenberg / ˈvɪtənbɛrk ˈwɪtənˌbɜːɡ/
  1. a city in E Germany, on the River Elbe, in Brandenburg: Martin Luther, as a philosophy teacher at Wittenberg university, began the Reformation here in 1517 by nailing his 95 theses to the doors of a church. Pop: 46 295 (2003 est)
'Wittenberg' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ninety-Five Theses - Tetzel

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