Weißenburg
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German
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Etymology
From Middle High German Wizzenburc (1036), from Old High German Uuizinburc (867). Equivalent to weiß (“white”) + -en- + Burg (“town”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Weißenburg n (proper noun, genitive Weißenburgs or (optionally with an article) Weißenburg)
- A town, the administrative seat of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. Official name: Weißenburg in Bayern
- Wissembourg (a commune of the Bas-Rhin department, Grand Est, France)
- (obsolete) Synonym of Alba Iulia (city in Romania) (used in the 16th and 17th centuries)
- (obsolete) Synonym of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (city in Ukraine)