Meanings
- A city in Schleswig-Holstein which served as a waypoint on the Old Salt Route and is the southern terminus of the Elbe-Lübeck Canal; its surrounding lands.
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Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.
1759, George Sale & al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol.XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2 - A district in Schleswig-Holstein; in full, the District of Duchy of Lauenburg.
Origin
- GermanLauenburg
- EnglishLauenburg
From German Lauenburg, which see for details.
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Danish Lauenborg, Lauenburg
- Lauenborgcity in Schleswig-Holstein
- Lauenburgcity in Pomerania
German Lauenburg, Lauenburg
- Lauenburgcity in Schleswig-Holstein
- Lauenburgcity in Pomerania
Hindi लावनबर्ग
- लावनबर्ग (lāvanbarg)city in Schleswig-Holstein
Latin Lauenburgum, Leoburgum
- Lauenburgumcity in Schleswig-Holstein
- Leoburgumcity in Pomerania
Polish Lębork
- Lęborkcity in Pomerania
Russian Лауэнбург, Лемборк
- Лауэнбург (Lauenburg)city in Schleswig-Holstein
- Лемборк (Lembork)city in Pomerania
- Лауэнбург (Lauenburg)city in Pomerania
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Lauenburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lauenburg
“Lauenburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lauenburg. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lauenburg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lauenburg.
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