Eisenstadt
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Eisenstadt.
Proper noun
Eisenstadt (countable and uncountable, plural Eisenstadts)
- A city in Burgenland, Austria.
- A habitational surname from German.
- (US, law, sexuality, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Eisenstadt v. Baird. A 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that expanded legalized contraception, expanding access to contraceptives to unmarried couples, and effectively legalized premarital sex, under the Equal Protection Clause following the Griswold ruling; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Eisenstadt is the 56972nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 358 individuals. Eisenstadt is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eisenstadt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 519.
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Eisenstadt n (proper noun, genitive Eisenstadts or (optionally with an article) Eisenstadt)
- A municipality of Burgenland, Austria
Descendants
- English: Eisenstadt