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Ol·den·burg

 (ōl′dən-bûrg′, -bo͝ork′)
A city of northwest Germany west of Bremen. First mentioned in 1108, it was chartered in 1345. It is now an industrial and transportation center.
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Oldenburg

(ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ; German ˈɔldənbʊrk)
n
1. (Placename) a city in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: former capital of Oldenburg state. Pop: 158 340 (2003 est)
2. (Placename) a former state of NW Germany: became part of Lower Saxony in 1946

Oldenburg

(ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ)
n
(Biography) Claes (klɔːs). born 1929, US pop sculptor and artist, born in Sweden
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Ol•den•burg

(ˈoʊl dənˌbɜrg)

n.
1. a former state in NW Germany, now part of Lower Saxony.
2. a city in Lower Saxony, in NW Germany. 149,691.
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Noun1.Oldenburg - United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)
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At dinner the talk turned on the latest political news: Napoleon's seizure of the Duke of Oldenburg's territory, and the Russian Note, hostile to Napoleon, which had been sent to all the European courts.
Our sovereign alone has protested against the seizure of the Duke of Oldenburg's territory, and even..." Count Rostopchin paused, feeling that he had reached the limit beyond which censure was impossible.
"Other territories have been offered in exchange for the Duchy of Oldenburg," said Prince Bolkonski.
"The Duke of Oldenburg bears his misfortunes with admirable strength of character and resignation," remarked Boris, joining in respectfully.
"I have read our protests about the Oldenburg affair and was surprised how badly the Note was worded," remarked Count Rostopchin in the casual tone of a man dealing with a subject quite familiar to him.
Oldenburg envisions The Brewer Lofts as home to trendy, loft-style apartments that hearken back to the city's industrial roots: exposed brick, high ceilings, and black and nickel trim will be standard.
By the end of 2014, BASF will have built a new European center of expertise for its flooring and waterproofing systems at the BASF Coatings GmbH site in Oldenburg, Germany.
An American born in Sweden in 1929, Claes Oldenburg is a true pop-surrealist.
Philadelphia, PA, April 18, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Conceptual artist and innovator Claes Oldenburg has won the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia's Anne d'Harnoncourt Award for Artistic Excellence.
Oldenburg Mining has introduced a new face pattern system with an intuitive display interface that makes it easier for operators to execute drill patterns.
ANYONE RESEARCHING CLAES OLDENBURG will eventually stumble across Adrian Henri's 1974 volume Total Art: Environments, Happenings, and Performance.
AFTER RAIDING two Boise, Idaho, tobacco shops last May, the local police and the Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than $2 million in assets from William Oldenburg, the store's 65-year-old owner.
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