Würzburg

Würzburg

1. An independent city, the administrative seat of the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany.
2. A rural district of the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Würzburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.

• Würtzburg (obsolete)

First attested as Virteburch (704) and Uburzis. The second element corresponds to Burg, but the first element is said to be Celtic. The Medieval Latin form was Herbipolis.^[1][2] Folk etymology later connected it to Würze (“spice, aroma”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvʏɐ̯tsbʊɐ̯k/

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• Hyphenation: Würz‧burg

Würzburg n (proper noun, genitive Würzburgs or (optionally with an article) Würzburg)

1. an independent city, the administrative seat of the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria
2. a rural district of the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Würzburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

• Würzburger
  • Würzburgerin
• würzburgisch