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Strasbourg

proper noun

  1. capital and largest city of Grand Est, France
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/ / /ˈstɹæsbɜːɡ/ / /ˈstɹɑːsbɝːɡ/

name

Etymology: From French Strasbourg, from Middle High German Strāzburc. Compare modern German Straßburg, equivalent to Straße (“street, road”) + Burg (“borough, fortified town, castle”).

  1. The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the 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.
  2. The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the 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.
  3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.