Hamburg
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hamburg in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Hamburg in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a city in northern Germany on the Elbe River
Word Origin
- Hamburg
- German city, the -burg is German Burg "fort," in reference to the moated castle built there c. 825; the first element is perhaps Old High German hamma "ham, back of the knee" in a transferred sense of "bend, angle," with reference to its position on a river bend promontory; or Middle High German hamme "enclosed area of pastureland."
Example
- 1. Hamburg 's naked art students may rue their victory .
- 2. After hamburg her influence will wane further .
- 3. But he refused and fled west to hamburg .
- 4. I have to remind you that our terms are cif hamburg .
- 5. Hamburg 's other reform was not blocked by the referendum .