Etymology

Graz

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Today it means: The capital of and largest city in the state of Styria, Austria, and the second-largest city in the country. Full definition →

German Graz ← Proto-Slavic *gordьcь
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  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*gordьcь“small castle”
  2. German · derived fromGraz
  3. English todayGraz

From German Graz, from Proto-Slavic *gordьcь (“small castle”), diminutive of *gordъ (“fortification”).

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