Potsdam
pronunciation
How to pronounce Potsdam in British English:
UK [ˈpɔtsdæm]
How to pronounce Potsdam in American English:
US [ˈpɑtsˌdæm]
Word Origin
- Potsdam
- town in Germany, first recorded 993 as Poztupimi; the name is Slavic, the first element is po "by near," the second element evidently was influenced by Dutch names in -dam. The Potsdam Conference of the victorious Allies in World War II was held July 17-Aug. 2, 1945, to decide the fate of Germany.
Example
- 1. Potsdam was home to the german emperors and is crammed with prussian palaces , perfect for a day trip .
- 2. Gorbachev plants a tree during a ceremony in potsdam in 2005 , held to commemorate germany 's reunification day .
- 3. Germany cannot do all this on its own , argues ottmar edenhofer of the potsdam institute for climate impact research .
- 4. Not necessarily , says heike wiese , a linguist at the university of potsdam who has written a new book on the topic .
- 5. Stefan rahmstorf of the potsdam institute for climate impact research has examined data stretching over 125 years that link increases in sea temperatures to rises in sea levels .