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Hamburg.

The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈhæmbɝɡ/General-American/ˈhæmbɜːɡ/Received-Pronunciation

  1. The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.

  2. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A city, the county seat of Ashley County, Arkansas.

  3. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A community in the town of Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.

  4. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A village in Calhoun County, Illinois.

  5. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.

  6. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana.

  7. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A small city in Fremont County, Iowa.

  8. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: An unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

  9. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A small city in Carver County, Minnesota.

  10. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A ghost town in St. Charles County, Missouri.

  11. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A borough of Sussex County, New Jersey.

  12. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A large town in Erie County, New York.

  13. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Ohio.

  14. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: An unincorporated community in Preble County, Ohio.

  15. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

  16. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A ghost town in Aiken County, South Carolina.

  17. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A small town and unincorporated community in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

  18. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.

  19. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa; named for the German city.

  20. Hamburger SV, a German football club.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂mder. Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂méh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *hanmōder.? Proto-Germanic *hammō Old High German hammeder.? Old High German Hamme Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérgʰs? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burg Old High German burg Old High German Hammaburg German Hamburgbor. English Hamburg Borrowed from German Hamburg.

noun/ˈhæmbɝɡ/General-American/ˈhæmbɜːɡ/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A Hamburg chicken.

  2. A variety of black grape.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂mder. Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂méh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *hanmōder.? Proto-Germanic *hammō Old High German hammeder.? Old High German Hamme Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérgʰs? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burg Old High German burg Old High German Hammaburg German Hamburgbor. English Hamburg Borrowed from German Hamburg.

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