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Magdeburg.

Magdeburg (the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmakdəbʊrk//ˈmaːkdəbʊrk//ˈmaxdəbʊrç//ˈmaːxdəbʊrç/
  1. Magdeburg (the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)

    neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch. Since the Middle Ages interpreted as “maiden-borough”, sometimes specifically related to the Virgin Mary. However, the first component may originally have been the plant name “mayweed”, compare Middle Low German mēgede(blōme) and Old English mæġþe.

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