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Karl-Marx-Stadt
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English
Etymology
en de Karl-Marx-Stadt.
Proper noun
Karl-Marx-Stadt
en Chemnitz, between 1953 and 1990 when it was in East Germany.
en Karl Marx City
en eponyms
German
Etymology
de :af Karl Marx Stadt<t:town, city>
From de Karl Marx Stadt town, city. Renamed from de Chemnitz on 10 May 1953 by decision of the East German government after the German philosopher and socialist Karl Marx (1818–1883), in recognition of its industrial heritage and the Karl Marx Year marking the 135th anniversary of his birth and the 70th anniversary of his death.
Pronunciation
de [kaʁlˈmaʁksˌʃtat]
de De-Karl-Marx-Stadt.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Karl-Marx-Stadt
Proper noun
toponym
de Chemnitz, between 1953 and 1990 when it was in East Germany
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Karl-Marx-Städter
de Karl-Marx-Städterin
Related terms
de Karlstein, de Karlshafen, de Karlsruhe, de Karlstadt
de Albstadt, de Eisenhüttenstadt, de Umstadt, de Grünstadt, de Neustadt
de eponyms