c oldenburg

Ol·den·burg

[ohl-duhn-burg; for 2, 3 also German ohl-duhn-boork]
noun
1.
Claes (Thu·re) [klous toor-uh] , born 1929, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
2.
a former state in NW Germany, now part of Lower Saxony.
3.
a city in Lower Saxony in NW Germany: former capital of Oldenburg.
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Oldenburg1 (ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ, German ˈɔldənbʊrk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a city in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: former capital of Oldenburg state. Pop: 158 340 (2003 est)
2.  a former state of NW Germany: became part of Lower Saxony in 1946

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Oldenburg2 (ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Claes (klɔːs). born 1929, US pop sculptor and artist, born in Sweden

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