a city in E central Germany, in Saxony: famous fairs, begun about 1170; publishing and music centre; university (1409); scene of a decisive defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte in 1813. Pop: 497 531 (2003 est)
Leipzig in American English
(ˈlaɪpsɪg; ˈlaɪpsɪk)
city in E Germany, in the state of Saxony: pop. 494,000