Strasbourg
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English
Etymology
From French Strasbourg, from Middle High German Strāzburc. Compare modern German Straßburg, equivalent to Straße (“street, road”) + Burg (“borough, fortified town, castle”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/, /ˈstɹæsbɜːɡ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɹɑːsbɝːɡ/
Proper noun
Strasbourg
- The capital city of the Bas-Rhin department, France; capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany.
- Synonym: (obsolete) Argentine
- A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Translations
city in Alsace
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French
Etymology
From Middle High German Strāzburc.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Strasbourg m
- Strasbourg (the capital city of the Bas-Rhin department, France; capital city of the region of Grand Est)