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Wuppertal in British English
(German ˈvʊpərtaːl)
noun
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)
Wuppertal in American English
(ˈvʊpəʀˌtɑl)
city in the Ruhr Basin of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: pop. 388,000
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