Salzburg

//ˈsɑltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, the capital of the state of Salzburg, western Austria, famed for its baroque architecture and importance in musical history.

    "Take Salzburg. By no means the chief city of Austria, but a Jerusalem to any music lover."

  2. 2
    The present federal state of Austria surrounding the city.
  3. 3
    The former sovereign archbishopric surrounding the city. historical

Example

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"Salzburg dumplings are sweet as love and tender as a kiss."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Salzburg, from Salz (“salt”) + Burg (“castle, fort”), from its former importance protecting the salt trade on the Salzach, itself derived from Salz + Aach, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”).

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