Meanings
proper noun
alternative Lunenburg · alternative Luneburg · alternative Lueneburg
- A town in Lower Saxony, formerly a prominent member of the Hanse, known for its salt production.
- A rural district of Lower Saxony.
- A farming community in eDumbe local municipality, Zululand district municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Origin
- GermanLüneburg
- EnglishLüneburg
Borrowed from German Lüneburg, which see.
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Chinese Mandarin 呂訥堡 /吕讷堡
- 呂訥堡 /吕讷堡 (Lǚnèbǎo)town in Lower Saxony
French Lunebourg
- Lunebourgtown in Lower Saxony
German Lüneburg
- Lüneburgtown in Lower Saxony
Hindi लूनेबर्ग
- लूनेबर्ग (lūnebarg)town in Lower Saxony
Latin Lunaburgum, Selenopolis
- Lunaburgumtown in Lower Saxony
- Selenopolistown in Lower Saxony
Portuguese Luneburgo, Lüneburg
- Luneburgotown in Lower Saxony
- Lüneburgtown in Lower Saxony
Russian Лю́небург
- Лю́небург (Ljúneburg)town in Lower Saxony
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APA
Lüneburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L%C3%BCneburg
MLA
“Lüneburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L%C3%BCneburg. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lüneburg,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L%C3%BCneburg.
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