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Lauenburg
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English
Etymology
From en de Lauenburg, which see for details.
Proper noun
en city s/Schleswig-Holstein which served as a waypoint on the Old Salt Route and is the southern terminus of the Elbe-Lübeck Canal; its surrounding lands.
1759, George Sale & al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol.XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2:
Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.
en district in s/Schleswig-Holstein the District of Duchy of Lauenburg.
A city in Pomerania: en Lębork.
Translations
city in Schleswig-Holstein
Danish: da Lauenborg
German: de Lauenburg
Hindi: hi लावनबर्ग
Latin: la Lauenburgum
Low German:
German Low German: nds-de Loonborg, nds-de Laueborg
Marathi: mr लाउअनबुर्क
Russian: ru Лауэнбург
city in Pomerania
Danish: da Lauenburg
German: de Lauenburg
Kashubian: csb Lãbòrg, csb Lãbórch, csb Łebno
Latin: la Leoburgum
Marathi: mr लाउअनबुर्क
Polish: pl Lębork m
Russian: ru Лемборк; ru Лауэнбург historical
Anagrams
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German
Etymology
Equivalent to de Löwe lion Burg castle. However, in the case of both towns the first element is a Germanisation of a Slavic element:
Schleswig-Holstein From de gml Lowenborch. First element from de pox Lave the River Elbe.
Pomerania From de gml Lewenborch, de gmh Lewinburg. First element from the river pl Łeba.
Pronunciation
de /ˈlaʊ̯ənˌbʊʁk/ northern also /-ˌbʊʁç/
de De-Lauenburg.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym
de town s/Schleswig-Holstein Lauenburg Lauenburg/Elbe
de town voi/Pomeranian Voivodeship c/Poland Lębork Lauenburg in Pommern
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Lauenburger
de Lauenburgerin
de lauenburgisch
Related terms
de Lauenau, de Lauenberg, de Lauenbrück, de Lauenförde, de Lauenhagen, de Lauenstein, de Lüneburg
Proper noun
f.article
Name of several castles in Germany.
de terms suffixed with -burg