1. Karl-Marx-Stadt - Noun
2. Karl-Marx-Stadt - Proper noun
a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing
Source: WordNetHe went on to work his way up through theaters in Stralsund; Chemnitz, which was then called Karl-Marx-Stadt; Weimar; and Dresden, before being named to lead the Komische Oper in 1981. Source: Internet