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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WOLFSBURG

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOLFSBURG

Wolfsburg play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOLFSBURG

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Wolfsburg is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WOLFSBURG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg is the fifth largest city in the German state of Lower Saxony. Located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig, it lies about 75 km east of Hanover and 230 km west of Berlin. In 2013, Wolfsburg ranked as the richest city in Germany with per capita income of $128,000, thanks to its thriving auto industry. Wolfsburg is famous as the location of the headquarters of Volkswagen AG, and for being one of the few German cities built during the first half of the 20th century. From its foundation on 1 July 1938 as a home for workers producing the "KdF-Wagen" until 25 May 1945 the city was called "Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallersleben". In 1972 the population first exceeded 100,000.

Definition of Wolfsburg in the English dictionary

The definition of Wolfsburg in the dictionary is a city in N central Germany, in Lower Saxony: founded in 1938; motor-vehicle industry. Pop: 122 724.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOLFSBURG

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Wolfenden Report
Wolfensohn
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Wolffian body
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wolfhound
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wolfishly
wolfishness
Wolfit
wolfkin
wolflike
wolfling
wolfram
Wolfram von Eschenbach

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOLFSBURG

Augsburg
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Gottfried von Strassburg
Habsburg
Hamburg
Hapsburg
Harrisburg
Johannesburg
Ludwigsburg
Luxemburg
Petersburg
Pietersburg
Pressburg
Regensburg
Saint Petersburg
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Williamsburg

Synonyms and antonyms of Wolfsburg in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TRANSLATION OF WOLFSBURG

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沃尔夫斯堡
1,325 millions of speakers

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Wolfsburg
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Wolfsburg
510 millions of speakers

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वोल्फ्सबर्ग
380 millions of speakers
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فولفسبورغ
280 millions of speakers

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Вольфсбург
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Wolfsburg
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ওলফসবার্গ
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Wolfsburg
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Wolfsburg
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Wolfsburg
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ヴォルフスブルク
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볼프스부르크
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Wolfsburg
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Wolfsburg
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வூல்ஃப்ஸ்பர்க்
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वुल्फ्सबर्ग
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Wolfsburg
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Wolfsburg
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Wolfsburg
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Вольфсбург
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Wolfsburg
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Βόλφσμπουργκ
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Wolfsburg
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Wolfs
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Wolfsburg
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOLFSBURG»

The term «Wolfsburg» is very widely used and occupies the 19.172 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOLFSBURG»

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SOCCER WORLD 2011/12
Giornata Borussia Dortmund - Cologne Bayer Leverkusen - Schalke 04 Hamburg - Wolfsburg Hannover 96 - Bayern Munich Nürnberg - Stuttgart Kaiserslautern - Freiburg Hoffenheim - Borussia Mönchengladbach Augsburg - Werder Bremen ...
Lorenzo Gravela
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Industrial Tourism: Opportunities for City and Enterprise
of employment in the German federal sate of Lower Saxony (City of Wolfsburg 2008a). Its strong economic position is also shown by the fact that 55,957 people commuted to Wolfsburg in 2006, whereas only 5,807 persons commuted from ...
Dr Alexander Otgaar, 2012
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The City in the Experience Economy - Lorentzen: Role and ...
Wolfsburg 1938–2008: A BriefHistory The development of Wolfsburg is closely connected to the VW car brand, in fact Wolfsburg owes its existence to this car brand, which is why we have to recapitulate in brief terms the history of the car and ...
Anne Lorentzen, Carsten Jahn Hansen, 2013
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Virtual Space: The Spatiality of Virtual Inhabited 3D Worlds
The two curators Barbara Steiner and Doris Berger arranged the exhibitions in Wolfsburg and held a public meeting to debate the project Karlskrona2 and its possible relations to Wolfsburg. Both interested citizens from Wolfsburg and ...
Lars Qvortrup, 2002
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Democracy at Work: Changing World Markets and the Future of ...
For a closer look at actual processes of negotiation, the following sections will consider the politics of work reorganization in the 1980s at five important assembly plants of West Germany's high-volume auto producers: VW-Wolfsburg,  ...
Lowell Turner, 1991
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Culture Incorporated: Museums, Artists, and Corporate ...
Moreover, the new KMW was envisioned as "a focal point for Wolfsburg's intellectual and spiritual life" (Haenlein 1994, 30). The museum functioned as an institutional anchor and center for the coordination and staging of culture. As such, it ...
Mark W. Rectanus, 2002
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The Economics of Regional Clusters: Networks, Technology and ...
14.4.1 Auto Vision Wolfsburg Wolfsburg is a company town of 1 22,000 inhabitants as of 2004 (Stadt Wolfsburg 2005). It dates back to the foundation of the automobile plant in 1938.3 As the VW Beetle became a symbol for West Germany's ...
Uwe Blien, Gunther Maier, 2008
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Films that Work: Industrial Film and the Productivity of Media
If the era of visitor films had passed with Autos aus Wolfsburg, there were many reasons why. ... technique of the film occurs in a much broader cultural technique of touring, which was given a new form by Autostadt Wolfsburg in .
Vinzenz Hediger, Patrick Vonderau, 2009
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Vfl Wolfsburg: Vfl Wolfsburg Managers, Vfl Wolfsburg ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 89. Chapters: VfL Wolfsburg managers, VfL Wolfsburg players, VfL Wolfsburg seasons, Tuncay ?anl?
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, Books Group, 2010
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Beyond Berlin: Twelve German Cities Confront the Nazi Past
Sigurd Trommer, "Peter Koller, Erbauer der Stadt des KDF-Wagens, Stadtbaurat von Wolfsburg," in Aufbau West — Aufbau Ost: Die Planstddte Wolfsburg und Eisenhüttenstadt in der Nachkriegszeit, ed. Rosmarie Beier, exhibition catalog ...
Gavriel David Rosenfeld, Paul B. Jaskot, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOLFSBURG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Wolfsburg is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wolfsburg 1-1 Bayern Munich (5-4 on pens): Nicklas Bendtner …
Nicklas Bendtner became the hero for Wolfsburg in the German Super Cup final by scoring an 89th-minute equaliser before dispatching the winning penalty ... «Daily Mail, Aug 15»
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Wolfsburg declare Kevin De Bruyne is not for sale and tell …
But Wolfsburg, who are backed by car company Volkswagen, say they have no need to let the Belgian international, valued at £50million, leave. Kevin De ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Allofs gelassen: „Kevin bekennt sich zum VfL“
Oder verlässt er Wolfsburg noch auf den letzten Drücker? VfL-Star Kevin ... gewählt worden. Aber es scheint fraglich, ob der Super-Belgier in Wolfsburg bleibt. «Wolfsburger Allgemeine, Jul 15»
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Arsenal vs. Wolfsburg: Live Score, Highlights from Emirates Cup
71'—The whistle blows on a Wolfsburg counter, but Schurrle unleashes a shot anyway, a dipping effort that is...brilliantly saved by Cech. Cue more applause. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
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Wolfsburg players head out on convertible car parade to celebrate …
Forget the open-top bus parade... Wolfsburg's German Cup-winning squad headed out in convertible Volkswagens to celebrate their domestic cup triumph on ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Borussia Mönchengladbach 1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Max Kruse (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the ... «BBC Sport, Apr 15»
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Napoli v Wolfsburg preview - UEFA Europa League News - UEFA.com
Leading 4-1, SSC Napoli were all smiles on Wednesday but Rafael Benítez warns they underestimate VfL Wolfsburg at their peril – just ask FC Bayern München ... «UEFA.com, Apr 15»
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Rafael Benitez won the 2004 Uefa Cup with Valencia, the 2005 …
Napoli, fourth in Serie A and seven points adrift of Champions League qualification, led when Argentina striker Higuain cushioned a long ball - with Wolfsburg ... «BBC Sport, Apr 15»
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Wolfsburg 3-1 Inter Milan: Naldo and Kevin de Bruyne double earn …
Kevin de Bruyne scored twice to put Wolfsburg in control of their Europa League tie with Inter, before the former Chelsea star jumped into the crowd to conduct ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Robben: Wolfsburg ravaging a wake-up call for Bayern
Arjen Robben has stressed that Bayern Munich's ravaging at the hands of Wolfsburg was the wake-up call that the German champions needed. The Bundesliga ... «Goal.com, Feb 15»

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