Oldenburg

From German Oldenburg. Related to Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldeburgh and Oldbury.

Oldenburg

1. An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany.
2. A former grand duchy in the area.
3. A town in Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

Oldenburg (plural Oldenburgs)

1. Synonym of Oldenburger (“breed of horse”).

• Oldenburg (grand-duchy) in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• Oldenburg (town) in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

From Low German old (“old”) + -burg (“castle”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔldənˌbʊʁk/, [ˈɔldn̩ˌbʊʁk]

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• Hyphenation: Ol‧den‧burg

Oldenburg n (proper noun, genitive Oldenburgs or (optionally with an article) Oldenburg)

1. Oldenburg (an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany)
2. a rural district of Lower Saxony; seat: Wildeshausen
3. a town in Ostholstein district, Schleswig-Holstein; official name: Oldenburg in Holstein
4. Oldenburg (a town in Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States)

Oldenburg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Oldenburgs or (with an article) Oldenburg, feminine genitive Oldenburg, plural Oldenburgs)

1. a surname transferred from the place name