n.
Pronunciation: ' w ə r-t ə m- ˌ b ə rg, ' wu ̇ r-; ' v r-t ə m- ˌ berk
Function: geographical name
region SW Germany bet. Baden & Bavaria; chief city Stuttgart; once a duchy, kingdom (1813-1918), state (1918-45); divided 1945-51, S part being joined to Hohenzollern forming Württemberg-Hohenzollern state & N part to N Baden forming Württemberg-Baden state; since 1951 part of Baden-Württemberg state