Brandenburg

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A region in northeast Germany that became the core of Prussia

proper noun
/ˈbrændənbɜrg/

: Brandeburgo

A half-million East and West Germans rejoiced at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve, signaling that the 1990s had begun.
Brandenburg Gate
state of Brandenburg
Berlin and Brandenburg

Examples

During my visit to Berlin, I was amazed by the grandeur of the Brandenburg Gate.
That was the Brandenburg Gate, by the way.

Atomic Blonde (2017)
After you drop her at the Brandenburg Gate... what does she do?

One, Two, Three (1961)
Hey, look what I picked up at the Brandenburg Gate.

A Foreign Affair (1948)
On the day as we drove to the Brandenburg Gate, he was rehearsing the speech one more time.
The Brandenburg Gate, it used to be an arch of triumph until they got out of the habit.

A Foreign Affair (1948)
The Brandenburg Gate is an iconic symbol of Berlin and German reunification.
Tourists gather to take pictures in front of the Brandenburg Gate, a historic landmark.

Surface Forms

Brandenburg main

Etymology

Brandenburg comes from older parts brand meaning 'burn' and burg meaning 'fort' or 'town', like the 'burg' in Pittsburgh. It probably meant a 'burned clearing' or a 'fort at a cleared site', which is a helpful image to remember why Brandenburg became the name of the old region and city that later became the core of Prussia.