a market town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: scene of the meeting between Charlemagne and Pope Leo III (799 ad) that led to the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire. Pop: 141 800 (2003 est)
Paderborn in American English
(ˌpɑdərˈbɔrn)
city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 130,000