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Hamburg

 [ham-burg; for 1, 2 also Ger. hahm-boork]  

Ham·burg

   [ham-burg; for 1, 2 also Ger. hahm-boork]
noun
1.
a state in N Germany. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
2.
a city in and the capital of this state, on the Elbe River: the largest seaport in continental Europe. 1,597,500.
3.
a town in W New York. 10,582.
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Hamburg (ˈhæmbɜːɡ)
 
—n
a city-state and port in NW Germany, on the River Elbe: the largest port in Germany; a founder member of the Hanseatic League; became a free imperial city in 1510 and a state of the German empire in 1871; university (1919); extensive shipyards. Pop: 1 734 083 (2003 est)

hamburger or hamburg (ˈhæmˌbɜːɡə)
 
—n
Hamburger steak, Also called: beefburger a flat fried cake of minced beef, often served in a bread roll
 
[C20: shortened from Hamburger steak (that is, steak in the fashion of Hamburg)]
 
hamburg or hamburg
 
—n
 
[C20: shortened from Hamburger steak (that is, steak in the fashion of Hamburg)]

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Hamburg [(ham-burg, hahm-boorg)]

City in northern Germany on the Elbe River, near where it meets the North Sea.

Note: Hamburg is Germany's most important industrial center. It was one of the most heavily bombed German cities during World War II.
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hamburg definition


  1. n.
    a hamburger. (See also burger.) : I'd like a couple of hamburgs and a shake.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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