Aschaffenburg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Aschaffenburg.

Proper noun

Aschaffenburg

1. A large independent town in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
2. A rural district of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Aschaffenburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

Translations

city in Germany

• German: Aschaffenburg (de)
• Marathi: आशाफनबुर्क (āśāphanburka)

German

Etymology

From Old High German Ascaffaburc (literally “castle on the Aschaff River”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈʃafn̩ˌbʊʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Aschaf‧fen‧burg

Proper noun

Aschaffenburg n (proper noun, genitive Aschaffenburgs or (optionally with an article) Aschaffenburg)

1. Aschaffenburg (a large independent town in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany)
2. A rural district of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Aschaffenburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat