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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Germany near the Baltic Sea north-northwest of Berlin. Originally a Slavic fortress, it was chartered in 1218 and was an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 1300s.
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- proper noun A city in
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ,Germany
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- noun a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
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Examples
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The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock (MPIDR) investigates the structure and dynamics of populations.
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At Rostock you must board a ferry that will take you to Denmark, home of the melancholy Prince.
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On June 25th it will feature Festival Centerpiece Sing Your Song, a cinematic homage to the inspiring life of singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte by Susanne Rostock.
E. Nina Rothe: The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Digs Deep, Asks the Hard Questions E. Nina Rothe 2011
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On June 25th it will feature Festival Centerpiece Sing Your Song, a cinematic homage to the inspiring life of singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte by Susanne Rostock.
E. Nina Rothe: The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Digs Deep, Asks the Hard Questions E. Nina Rothe 2011
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Kennedy first broke the law during protests at Heiligendamm, the town near Rostock where the G8 meetings took place in 2007.
Mark Kennedy infiltrated German anti-fascists, Bundestag told 2011
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While it had long been assumed that women with younger husbands also live longer, in a new study Sven Drefahl from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock, Germany, has shown that this is not the case.
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•At Rostock, Germany — Ruslan Chagaev (25-1-1) vs. Kali Meehan (35-3), 12 rounds, WBA heavyweight eliminator.
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Follow the directions given you by the magic compass until you come to the ancient port city of Rostock.
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Speaking of provincialism, we visited the former East German cities of Rostock and Warnemunde this summer and were stunned to discover cities far more attractive and comfortable, with much more modern infrastructure, than around 90% of the US.
Matthew Yglesias » Policy Solipsism: Broadband Policy Edition 2009
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Also appearingwill be Jennifer Rostock, the only germanartist on the soundtrack – with their song ‘Es tut wieder weh’.
TWILIGHT SAGA NEWS FOR OCTOBER 21ST | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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