Nuremberg

Nu·rem·berg
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UK/ˈnjʊəɹəmbəɡ/US/ˈn(j)ʊɹəmbɚɡ/

proper noun

A major city in Bavaria, Germany.

OriginGerman Nürnberg ← Medieval Latin Norinberga →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A major city in Bavaria, Germany.
  2. metonymicallyThe trial of Nazi criminals that took place there, after World War II.

Origin

  1. Medieval LatinNorinberga
  2. GermanNürnberg
  3. EnglishNuremberg

From German Nürnberg, from Medieval Latin Norinberga. The second element is from Berg, origins of the first element unclear.

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Translations

Arabic نُورَنْبِيرْغ
  • نُورَنْبِيرْغ (nūranbīrḡ)city in Germany
Bulgarian Нюрнберг
  • Нюрнберг (Njurnberg)city in Germany
Chinese Mandarin 紐倫堡 /纽伦堡
  • 紐倫堡 /纽伦堡 (Niǔlúnbǎo)city in Germany
Czech Norimberk
  • Norimberkcity in Germany
Danish Nürnberg
  • Nürnbergcity in Germany
Dutch Neurenberg
  • Neurenbergcity in Germany
Esperanto Nurenbergo, Nurnbergo
  • Nurenbergocity in Germany
  • Nurnbergocity in Germany
Estonian Nürnberg
  • Nürnbergcity in Germany
Finnish Nürnberg
  • Nürnbergcity in Germany
French Nuremberg
  • Nurembergcity in Germany
German Nürnberg
  • Nürnbergcity in Germany
Greek Νυρεμβέργη
  • Νυρεμβέργη (Nyremvérgi)city in Germany
Hebrew נירנברג
  • נירנברג (níremberg)city in Germany
Hindi नूर्नबर्ग, न्युरेंबर्ग
  • नूर्नबर्ग (nūrnabarg)city in Germany
  • न्युरेंबर्ग (nyurembarg)city in Germany
Hungarian Nürnberg
  • Nürnbergcity in Germany
Italian Norimberga
  • Norimbergacity in Germany
Japanese ニュルンベルク
  • ニュルンベルク (Nyurunberugu)city in Germany
Korean 뉘른베르크
  • 뉘른베르크 (nwireunbereukeu)city in Germany
Latin Norimberga
  • Norimbergacity in Germany
Latvian Nirnberga
  • Nirnbergacity in Germany
Lithuanian Niurnbergas
  • Niurnbergascity in Germany
Norwegian Bokmål Nürnberg
  • Nürnbergcity in Germany
Persian نورنبرگ
  • نورنبرگ (nuranberg)city in Germany
Polish Norymberga
  • Norymbergacity in Germany
Portuguese Nuremberga
  • Nurembergacity in Germany
Romanian Nürnberg
  • Nürnbergcity in Germany
Russian Ню́рнберг
  • Ню́рнберг (Njúrnbɛrg)city in Germany
Slovak Norimberg
  • Norimbergcity in Germany
Spanish Núremberg
  • Núrembergcity in Germany
Swedish Nürnberg
  • Nürnbergcity in Germany
Turkish Nürnberg
  • Nürnbergcity in Germany
Ukrainian Ню́рнберг
  • Ню́рнберг (Njúrnberh)city in Germany
Vietnamese Nürnberg, Nuyn-béc
  • Nürnbergcity in Germany
  • Nuyn-béccity in Germany
Yiddish נירנבערג
  • נירנבערג (nirnberg)city in Germany
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Nuremberg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nuremberg

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Chicago

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