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Strasbourg

Strasbourg

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A city in eastern France on the Rhine near Germany, known for its old city centre and the European Parliament
  • proper noun
  • /stræzˈbʊrɡ/
: Estrasburgo
  • Before arriving in Strasbourg, Winnecke had already discovered ten comets.
  • Strasbourg Observatory
  • European Parliament in Strasbourg
  • Strasbourg Cathedral

Examples

  • Editions of Epictetus were published in Paris in 1552, Basel in 1554, Louvain in 1550, and Strasbourg in 1554.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Hans's mother, Ella, was raised in Strasbourg, where her father was a professor of medicine.

    Academic text (2005)

  • I was born in Paris, and my wife in Strasbourg.

    D-Day Assassins (2019)

  • Yeah, you will love Strasbourg.

    Casanova (2015)

  • Would the boy like to meet him at the station in Strasbourg?

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Sir, the PM is giving a speech in Strasbourg this afternoon, and may not be easily interrupted.

    Eye in the Sky (2015)

  • I don't think anyone was living in Strasbourg then, but that is a brilliant, brilliant answer.

  • You were in Strasbourg when she rang, and I couldn't really get out of it.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • There are over ninety EU buildings here in Brussels, and a load more in Strasbourg and Luxemburg.

    Brexit: The Movie (2016)

  • I visited the charming city of Strasbourg during my trip to France.

Surface Forms

Strasbourg main

Etymology

Strasbourg comes from old German words: stras meaning 'street' (like English street) and burg meaning 'town' or 'fort' (as in Hamburg). So the name originally meant 'town by the road', which fits its place as an important city and river crossing on the Rhine.