Strasbourg

[ stras-burg, strahz-boorg; French straz-boor ]

noun
  1. a fortress city in and the capital of Bas-Rhin, in NE France, near the Rhine: cathedral; taken by Allied forces November 1944.

  • German Strass·burg [shtrahs-boork]. /ˈʃtrɑs bʊərk/.

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British Dictionary definitions for Strasbourg

Strasbourg

/ (French strasbur, English ˈstræzbɜːɡ) /


noun
  1. a city in NE France, on the Rhine: the chief French inland port; under German rule (1870–1918); university (1567); seat of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament. Pop: 264 115 (1999): German name: Strassburg (ˈʃtraːsbʊrk)

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