Strasbourg

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

Proper noun

Strasbourg

  1. The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the 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
    1. (metonymic, law) the European Court of Human Rights.
  2. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Translations

French

Etymology

From Middle High German Strāzburc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stʁas.buʁ/, /stʁaz.buʁ/
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Proper noun

Strasbourg m

  1. Strasbourg (the capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est)

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