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Straßburg
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Strassburg Stråssburg
German
de:
Alternative forms
de Strassburg Switzerland
Etymology
de gmw-pro
From de gmh Strāzburc, from de goh Strāzburg (8th c.), also attested as pre-High German gmw-pro Stratiburg (6th c.), Latinised la Strateburgum (5th c.). Equivalent to de Straße road Burg town, from a nearby crossing of two Roman roads.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃtraːsbʊrk/ [ˈʃtʁaːs.bʊʁk] [-bʊɐ̯k]
de /ˈʃtraːsbʊrç/ northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial
de De-Straßburg.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Straß burg
Proper noun
toponym
de capital city dept/Bas-Rhin c/France ; capital city r:pref/Grand Est Strasbourg