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Chemnitz

Chemnitz

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A city in eastern Germany once called Karl-Marx-Stadt, known for cloth factories
  • proper noun
: Chemnitz
  • The festival in Chemnitz attracted visitors from all over Germany to enjoy the local culture.
  • Chemnitz, Germany
  • the city of Chemnitz

Examples

  • After moving to Chemnitz, she quickly fell in love with its beautiful architecture.

  • The trio drove East, and sought shelter in the city of Chemnitz.

    CompleX (2021)

  • The agents also stumbled on an apartment in Chemnitz, in which they suspected a supporter of the trio.

    CompleX (2021)

  • But taskforce dubbed operation triplet, was observing local neo-Nazis, and soon discovered the fugitives were hiding in Chemnitz.

    CompleX (2021)

  • The training was free of charge and was conducted in a center for therapy of visual functions (SFZ Sehfoerderzentrum gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany); the authors were paid by this center or the university.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Nguyen is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Ph.D. (2004), Chemnitz University of Technology.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The vibrant city of Chemnitz is known for its rich history in textile manufacturing.

Surface Forms

Chemnitz main

Etymology

Chemnitz comes from an old Slavic name kamenica, with kamen meaning 'stone', and it originally meant 'stony river' for the rocky stream there. So to remember Chemnitz, think of the English word 'stone' and the city's rocky river.