| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| (HAM-burg, HAHM-boorg) City in northern Germany on the Elbe River, near where it meets the North Sea. | 1 |
| ‡ Hamburg is Germany’s most important industrial center. It was one of the most heavily bombed German cities during World War II. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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