Hamburg
proper noun
- city and federal state in the North of Germany
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhæmbɝɡ/ / /ˈhæmbɜːɡ/
name
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂mder. Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂méh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *hanmōder.? Proto-Germanic *hammō Old High German hammeder.? Old High German Hamme Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰsder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burg Old High German burg Old High German Hammaburg German Hamburgbor. English Hamburg Borrowed from German Hamburg.
- The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
- A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa; named for the German city.
- Hamburger SV, a German football club.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂mder. Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂méh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *hanmōder.? Proto-Germanic *hammō Old High German hammeder.? Old High German Hamme Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰsder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burg Old High German burg Old High German Hammaburg German Hamburgbor. English Hamburg Borrowed from German Hamburg.
- A Hamburg chicken.
- A variety of black grape.
verb
- To annoy.
“The reporter even contacted Fiona Richmond, who remained a close friend of Raymond's. 'I phoned PR to tell him they were hamburging me (a wonderful Grenadian expression for annoying me),' she recalled, 'and he said, "I know. What you do is ask them for lots of money, and then you and I will make up some stuff and then you can share the money you get with me."'”