Etymology

Strasbourg

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Today it means: The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany. Full definition →

French Strasbourg ← Middle High German Strāzburc
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  1. Middle High German · derived fromStrāzburc
  2. French · derived fromStrasbourg
  3. English todayStrasbourg

From French Strasbourg, from Middle High German Strāzburc. Compare modern German Straßburg, equivalent to Straße (“street, road”) + Burg (“borough, fortified town, castle”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.