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Lauenburg.

Lauenburg (a town in Schleswig-Holstein; official name: Lauenburg/Elbe)

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈlaʊ̯ənˌbʊʁk//-ˌbʊʁç/Northern, also

  1. Lauenburg (a town in Schleswig-Holstein; official name: Lauenburg/Elbe)

    neuter · proper-noun

  2. Lębork (a town in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland; official name: Lauenburg in Pommern)

    neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

Equivalent to Löwe (“lion”) + Burg (“castle”). However, in the case of both towns the first element is a Germanisation of a Slavic element: * (Schleswig-Holstein): From Middle Low German Lowenborch. First element from Polabian Lave (“the River Elbe”). * (Pomerania): From Middle Low German Lewenborch, Middle High German Lewinburg. First element from the river Łeba.

name/ˈlaʊ̯ənˌbʊʁk//-ˌbʊʁç/Northern, also

  1. Name of several castles in Germany.

    definite · proper-noun · usually
Where this word comes from

Equivalent to Löwe (“lion”) + Burg (“castle”). However, in the case of both towns the first element is a Germanisation of a Slavic element: * (Schleswig-Holstein): From Middle Low German Lowenborch. First element from Polabian Lave (“the River Elbe”). * (Pomerania): From Middle Low German Lewenborch, Middle High German Lewinburg. First element from the river Łeba.

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