Oldenburg
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Oldenburg. Related to Aldeburgh, Aldbrough and Oldbury.
Proper noun edit
Oldenburg
- An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany.
- A former grand duchy in the area.
- A town in Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Noun edit
Oldenburg (plural Oldenburgs)
- Synonym of Oldenburger (“breed of horse”)
Further reading edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Low German old (“old”) + -burg (“castle”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Oldenburg n (proper noun, genitive Oldenburgs or (optionally with an article) Oldenburg)
- Oldenburg (an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany)
- A rural district of Lower Saxony. Seat: Wildeshausen
- A town in Ostholstein district, Schleswig-Holstein. Official name: Oldenburg in Holstein
- 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)
- a surname transferred from the place name