Meanings
proper nounSpielberg (countable and uncountable, plural Spielbergs)
plural Spielbergs
- countableA surname from German.
Director Steven Spielberg deliberately omitted subtitles for scenes in Spanish in his remake of the film “West Side Story” which is currently in theaters.
2021 December 18, Ching Ching Tan, “Spielberg’s West Side Story shows us the value of multilingualism”, in CNN
Origin
- GermanSpielberg
- EnglishSpielberg
Borrowed from German Spielberg.
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Chinese Mandarin 斯皮爾伯格 /斯皮尔伯格, 施皮爾貝格 /施皮尔贝格
- 斯皮爾伯格 /斯皮尔伯格 (Sīpíěrbógé)surname
- 施皮爾貝格 /施皮尔贝格 (Shīpí'ěrbèigé)city
German Spielberg, Spielberg
- Spielbergsurname
- Spielbergcity
Hindi श्पीलबर्ग
- श्पीलबर्ग (śpīlbarg)city
Korean 슈필베르크
- 슈필베르크 (syupilbereukeu)city
Cite this entry
APA
Spielberg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spielberg
MLA
“Spielberg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spielberg. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spielberg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spielberg.
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