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Webster 1913 Edition
Hamburg
Ham′burg
(-bûrg)
, Noun.
A commercial city of Germany, near the mouth of the Elbe.
Black Hamburg grape
. See under
– Black
. Hamburg edging
, a kind of embroidered work done by machinery on cambric or muslin; – used for trimming.
– Hamburg lake
, a purplish crimson pigment resembling cochineal.
Definition 2024
Hamburg
Hamburg
English
Proper noun
Hamburg
- One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
- A city in Germany.
Derived terms
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Translations
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city
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Noun
Hamburg (plural Hamburgs)
German
Etymology
From the name of a fortress in the area, Hammaburg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhambʊʁk], locally: IPA(key): [ˈhambʊɪ̯ç] or IPA(key): [ˈhambɔːχ]
Proper noun
Hamburg n
Derived terms
- Hamburger
- Hamburger Schule f
- hamburgisch
Related terms
- hamburgerisch