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Worms

[ wurmz; German vawrms ]

noun

  1. a city in E Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
  2. Diet of, the council, or diet, held here (1521) at which Luther was condemned as a heretic.


worms

1

/ wɜːmz /

noun

  1. functioning as singular any disease or disorder, usually of the intestine, characterized by infestation with parasitic worms


Worms

2

/ vɔrms; wɜːmz /

noun

  1. a city in SW Germany, in Rhineland-Palatinate on the Rhine: famous as the seat of imperial diets, notably that of 1521, before which Luther defended his doctrines in the presence of Charles V; river port and manufacturing centre with a large wine trade. Pop: 81 100 (2003 est)

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