Wuppertal


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Wup·per·tal

 (vo͝op′ər-täl′)
A city of west-central Germany east-northeast of Düsseldorf. It is an industrial center.
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Wuppertal

(German ˈvʊpərtaːl)
n
(Placename) a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia state on the Wupper River (a Rhine tributary): formed in 1929 from the amalgamation of the towns of Barmen and Elberfeld and other smaller towns; textile centre. Pop: 362 137 (2003 est)
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Wup•per•tal

(ˈvʊp ərˌtɑl)

n.
a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany, in the Ruhr Valley. 383,776.
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