Definition

Proper noun: 1. A city in Germany: Nuremberg is a major city located in the southeastern German state of Bavaria, historically and culturally significant. 2. Site of historic trials: Nuremberg is internationally known as the location where the Allied powers held the Nuremberg Trials (1945-1946) to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Usage Examples

• The medieval architecture in Nuremberg is beautifully preserved.
• After World War II, the Nuremberg trials established important principles of international law.
• She traveled to Nuremberg to visit the Documentation Center at the Nazi Party Rally Grounds.

Advanced Usage

• "Nuremberg principles": A set of guidelines for determining what constitutes a war crime, derived from the legal precedents set at the Nuremberg Trials.
  • The Nuremberg principles were foundational for the establishment of the International Criminal Court.
• "Nuremberg Code": A set of research ethics principles for human experimentation, created as a result of the subsequent Doctors' Trial in Nuremberg.
  • Informed consent is a cornerstone of the Nuremberg Code.

Variants and Related Words

• Nuremberg Trials (proper noun): The series of military tribunals held after World War II.
• Nürnberg (proper noun): The German spelling of the city's name.

Synonyms

• (For the city) Metropolitan center, urban center.
• (For the historical event) War crimes trials, post-war tribunals.

Noun

1. a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)