Oldenburg
Americannoun
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Claes (Thure) 1929–2022, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
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a former state in northwestern Germany, now part of Lower Saxony.
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a city in Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany: capital of the former state of Oldenburg.
noun
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a city in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: former capital of Oldenburg state. Pop: 158 340 (2003 est)
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a former state of NW Germany: became part of Lower Saxony in 1946
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Example Sentences
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“The irony,” said teammate Aidan Oldenburg, “is not lost on us.”
Casper and lead Aidan Oldenburg, both 24, are the youngest members on the U.S. curling roster.
From Los Angeles Times
"Normally, an increased supply of iron in the Southern Ocean would stimulate algae growth, which increases the oceanic uptake of carbon dioxide," says lead author Torben Struve of the University of Oldenburg.
From Science Daily
A collaborative team from the University of Vienna, the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, and the University of Oldenburg set out to investigate this question and uncovered findings that challenge traditional assumptions.
From Science Daily
“Joyful association in the public domain is far better than watching television in our lifeless subdivisions,” Oldenburg proclaimed in a 2014 New York Times op-ed.
From Salon
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