Stuttgart

//ˈʃtʊtɡɑː(ɹ)t// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A soil series formed in alluvium and primarily used for crops, most notably rice and also soybeans, small grains and corn, all of which ducks and geese feed on in the colder months; they are classified as alfisols but their high content of montmorillonite puts them close to the vertisol class; the series is the state soil of Arkansas. uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The largest city and state capital of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  2. 2
    A few places in the United States:; A city in Arkansas County, Arkansas; it is the county seat of Arkansas County's northern district.
  3. 3
    A few places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas, located in the north of the state off U.S. Route 36 7.6 mi west-northwest of Phillipsburg and 6.6 mi east-southeast of Prairie View.

Example

More examples

"The capital of Baden-Württemberg is Stuttgart."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from German Stuttgart, from Old High German stuotgarten (“stud farm”), from stuot (stud) + garten (garden).

Etymology 2

Named for the city of Stuttgart, Arkansas (the seat of Arkansas County's northern district), around which the soil is commonly used.

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