Strasbourg
English
editEtymology
editFrom French Strasbourg, from Middle High German Strāzburc. Compare modern German Straßburg, equivalent to Straße (“street, road”) + Burg (“borough, fortified town, castle”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/, /ˈstɹæsbɜːɡ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɹɑːsbɝːɡ/
Proper noun
editStrasbourg
- The capital city of the Bas-Rhin department, France; 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
- A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editcity in Alsace
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French
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German Strāzburc.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editStrasbourg m
- Strasbourg (the capital city of the Bas-Rhin department, France; capital city of the region of Grand Est)
Derived terms
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- English terms derived from Middle High German
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
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- English uncountable nouns
- en:Strasbourg
- en:Cities in France
- en:Departmental capitals
- en:Places in France
- en:Cities in Grand Est
- en:Regional capitals of France
- en:Places in Grand Est
- en:Towns in Saskatchewan
- en:Towns in Canada
- en:Places in Saskatchewan
- en:Places in Canada
- French terms derived from Middle High German
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Strasbourg
- fr:Cities in France
- fr:Departmental capitals
- fr:Places in France
- fr:Cities in Grand Est
- fr:Regional capitals of France
- fr:Places in Grand Est