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Strasbourg.

The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɹæsbɜːɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɹɑːsbɝːɡ/General-American
  1. The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany.

  2. The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany. the European Court of Human Rights.

    metonymically
  3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Where this word comes from

From French Strasbourg, from Middle High German Strāzburc. Compare modern German Straßburg, equivalent to Straße (“street, road”) + Burg (“borough, fortified town, castle”).

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