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Strasbourg

//ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ// name

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  1. 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. 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.; the European Court of Human Rights. metonymically
  3. 3
    A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Etymology

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

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