Osnabrück
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English
Etymology
From German Osnabrück, from Old Saxon Osnabrugga (literally “bridge of the Osna”), an old name for the river Hase. Doublet of osnaburg.
Proper noun
Osnabrück
- An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany.
- A rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany, partially surrounding but not including the city of Osnabrück, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
Translations
city in Lower Saxony
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German
Etymology
From Old Saxon Osnabrugga (literally “bridge of the Osna”), an old name for the river Hase.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Osnabrück n (proper noun, genitive Osnabrücks or (optionally with an article) Osnabrück)
- Osnabrück (an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany)
- A rural district of Lower Saxony, partially surrounding but not including the city of Osnabrück, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat