Definition

Proper noun: A city located in the southeastern part of Germany, historically significant as the site of the Nuremberg Trials, where Allied powers prosecuted prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes after World War II (1945-1946).

Usage

• As a proper noun (name of a place):
  • The historic walls of Nurnberg are a major tourist attraction.
  • Many documents from the Nurnberg trials are preserved in archives.

Advanced Usage

• "Nurnberg trials": Refers specifically to the series of military tribunals held in the city after World War II.
  • The principles established during the Nurnberg trials influenced international law.

Variants and Related Words

• Nuremberg: The more common English spelling of the city's name.
  • The Nuremberg Code was formulated after the trials.

Synonyms

• Nuremberg (the standard variant spelling in English).

Noun

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