Lunenburg
English
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Etymology
editFrom German Lüneburg. Because the Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg became King of Great Britain in 1707, many places in former British colonies also carry this name.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈluː.nən.bɝɡ/
- Hyphenation: Lu‧nen‧burg
- Rhymes: -uːnənbɜː(ɹ)ɡ
Proper noun
editLunenburg
- (archaic) Former name of Lüneburg, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, in English.
- A port town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1753]
- A small unincorporated community in Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
- A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A town in Essex County, Vermont, United States.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States.
- Ellipsis of Lunenburg County.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- French: Lunenburg
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Lunenburg, from German Lüneburg.
Proper noun
editLunenburg ?
- Lunenburg; A port town in Lunenburg county, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Lunenburg County; Ellipsis of Comté de Lunenburg.; A county of Nova Scotia, Canada
Derived terms
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- English terms derived from German
- English 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/uːnənbɜː(ɹ)ɡ
- Rhymes:English/uːnənbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with archaic senses
- en:Cities in Lower Saxony
- en:Cities in Germany
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- en:Places in Germany
- en:Towns in Nova Scotia
- en:Towns in Canada
- en:Places in Nova Scotia
- en:Places in Canada
- en:Unincorporated communities in Arkansas, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Arkansas, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Towns in Massachusetts, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Massachusetts, USA
- en:Towns in Vermont, USA
- en:Places in Vermont, USA
- en:Census-designated places in Virginia, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:County seats of Virginia, USA
- en:Places in Virginia, USA
- English ellipses
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- French terms borrowed from English
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- fr:Towns in Nova Scotia
- fr:Towns in Canada
- fr:Places in Nova Scotia
- fr:Places in Canada
- French ellipses
- fr:Counties of Nova Scotia