Etymology

Königsberg

Kö·nigs·berg

Today it means: The former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia. Full definition →

German Königsberg
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  1. German · borrowed fromKönigsberg
  2. English todayKönigsberg

Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.

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