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Duis⋅burg

[dys-boork]
–noun
a city in W Germany, at the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers: the largest river port in Europe; formed 1929 from the cities of Duisburg and Hamborn. 525,200.
Formerly, Duis⋅burg-Ham⋅born [dys-boork-hahm-bawrn] .
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Duis·burg   (dōōs'bûrg', dōōz'-, düs'bŏŏrk')   
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. Population: 499,000.
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