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Braunschweig
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English
Etymology
en :bor de:Braunschweig + 1
Proper noun
~ s
en city s/Lower Saxony c/Germany; Brunswick
en habitational German.
Translations
Brunswick
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Braunschweig is the 38155th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Braunschweig is most common among White (97.76%) individuals.
Further reading
German
de:
Etymology
From de gml Brûnswîke, from gml brûn brown + gml wîk town. The modern form is an improper adaptation to High German; the phonetically correct form de Braunsweich (cf. de Weichbild) is attested in Early Modern German.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbʁaʊ̯nˌʃvaɪ̯k/ /ˈbʁaʊ̯nˌʃvaɪ̯ç/
de De-Braunschweig.ogg
de De-Braunschweig2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aɪ̯ç 2
Proper noun
toponym
de independent city s/Lower Saxony c/Germany Braunschweig Brunswick
Derived terms
de Braunschweiger
Descendants
zh 布倫帥額 1
Swedish
sv:
Proper noun
n
the city of Brunswick, Germany