Strasbourg is also an ideal starting point for excursions across the Rhine, to châteaux nestling in the heart of vineyards, villages perching on the mountainside between lakes and forests, and other delights.
Source: tatoeba (1740774)
Strasbourg
/ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/
Synonyms for "strasbourg" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
municipalityseat of european institutions
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
strassburgurban center
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: city, municipality, seat of european institutions, strassburg, urban center.
- Sentence evidence is available for strasbourg, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "strasbourg".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "strasbourg"
Keep "strasbourg" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "strasbourg" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "strasbourg", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "strasbourg" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
3 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesCouncil of Europe StrasbourgEuropean Parliament StrasbourgStrasbourg CathedralStrasbourg City CenterStrasbourg Old TownStrasbourg tram
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
58 translations across 43 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Straatsburg name (city in Alsace)
Arabic
2 entries- ستراسبورق name (city in Alsace)
- سْتْرَاسْبُورْغ name (city in Alsace)
Armenian
1 entries- Ստրասբուրգ name (city in Alsace)
Catalan
1 entries- Estrasburg name (city in Alsace)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 斯特拉斯堡 name (city in Alsace)
Corsican
1 entries- Strasburgu name (city in Alsace)
Czech
1 entries- Štrasburk name (city in Alsace)
Dutch
2 entries- Straatburcht name (city in Alsace)
- Straatsburg name (city in Alsace)
Esperanto
1 entries- Strasburgo name (city in Alsace)
Finnish
1 entries- Strasbourg name (city in Alsace)
Franco-Provençal
1 entries- Strasbôrg name (city in Alsace)
French
1 entries- Strasbourg name (city in Alsace)
Galician
1 entries- Estrasburgo name (city in Alsace)
Georgian
1 entries- სტრასბურგი name (city in Alsace)
German
4 entries- Straßburg name (city in Alsace)
- Strosburi name (city in Alsace)
- Strossburi name (city in Alsace)
- Strossburig name (city in Alsace)
Greek
1 entries- Στρασβούργο name (city in Alsace)
Icelandic
2 entries- Strassborg name (city in Alsace)
- Strætiborg name (city in Alsace)
Italian
1 entries- Strasburgo name (city in Alsace)
Japanese
2 entries- シュトラースブルク name (city in Alsace)
- ストラスブール name (city in Alsace)
Korean
2 entries- 슈트라스부르크 name (city in Alsace)
- 스트라스부르 name (city in Alsace)
Latin
3 entries- Argentaria name (city in Alsace)
- Argentoratum name (city in Alsace)
- Strasburgum name (city in Alsace)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Strasbūras name (city in Alsace)
Low German
1 entries- Straßborg name (city in Alsace)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Stroossbuerg name (city in Alsace)
Macedonian
1 entries- Стразбу́р name (city in Alsace)
Marathi
1 entries- स्ट्रॅसबर्ग name (city in Alsace)
Occitan
1 entries- Estrasborg name (city in Alsace)
Old Norse
2 entries- Stransborg name (city in Alsace)
- Stránsborg name (city in Alsace)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- Стразбур name (city in Alsace)
Persian
1 entries- استراسبورگ name (city in Alsace)
Picard
1 entries- Strasbourq name (city in Alsace)
Polish
2 entries- Strasburg name (city in Alsace)
- Sztrasburg name (city in Alsace)
Portuguese
1 entries- Estrasburgo name (city in Alsace)
Russian
2 entries- Стра́сбург name (city in Alsace)
- Страсбу́р name (city in Alsace)
Sardinian
1 entries- Strasburgu name (city in Alsace)
Scots
1 entries- Strasbourg name (city in Alsace)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Strazbur name (city in Alsace)
- Стразбур name (city in Alsace)
Sicilian
1 entries- Strasburgu name (city in Alsace)
Slovak
1 entries- Štrasburg name (city in Alsace)
Spanish
1 entries- Estrasburgo name (city in Alsace)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Страсбург name (city in Alsace)
West-Frisian
1 entries- Straasburch name (city in Alsace)
Yiddish
2 entries- סטראַסבורג name (city in Alsace)
- שטראַסבורג name (city in Alsace)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
He prefers frankfurters to sausages from Strasbourg.
Source: tatoeba (2531964)
The plenary seat of the European Parliament is in Strasbourg.
Source: tatoeba (5394731)
We sat in the Strasbourg salle-à-manger arguing the question for half an hour.
Source: tatoeba (7421546)
Showing 4 of 7 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "strasbourg"?
Closest matches include city, municipality, seat of european institutions, strassburg, urban center.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "strasbourg"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.