- a city in E Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
- the council, or diet, held here (1521) at which Luther was condemned as a heretic.
- any disease or disorder, usually of the intestine, characterized by infestation with parasitic worms
- a city in SW Germany, in Rhineland-Palatinate on the Rhine: famous as the seat of imperial diets, notably that of 1521, before which Luther defended his doctrines in the presence of Charles V; river port and manufacturing centre with a large wine trade. Pop: 81 100 (2003 est)
