Hamburg
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈhæmbɜːɡ//
- United States//ˈhæmbɝɡ//
The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.
proper noun
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The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A city, the county seat of Ashley County, Arkansas.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A community in the town of Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A village in Calhoun County, Illinois.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A small city in Fremont County, Iowa.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: An unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A small city in Carver County, Minnesota.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A ghost town in St. Charles County, Missouri.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A borough of Sussex County, New Jersey.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A large town in Erie County, New York.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Ohio.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: An unincorporated community in Preble County, Ohio.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A borough of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A ghost town in Aiken County, South Carolina.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A small town and unincorporated community in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
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Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city: A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
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A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa; named for the German city.
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Hamburger SV, a German football club.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂mder. Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂méh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *hanmōder.? Proto-Germanic *hammō Old High German hammeder.? Old High German Hamme Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰsder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burg Old High German burg Old High German Hammaburg German Hamburgbor. English Hamburg Borrowed from German Hamburg.
noun
- 1
A Hamburg chicken.
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A variety of black grape.
Forms
- plural
- Hamburgs
Hamburg · The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.
hamburger · A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or…Hamburger · A person from Hamburg.Hamilton · A Scottish surname from Old English.