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In the summer of 1902, I was able to erect two experimental stations on two forts at Strasbourg for the purpose of closer study.
Karl Ferdinand Braun

Meaning of "Strasbourg" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STRASBOURG

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STRASBOURG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRASBOURG

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Strasbourg is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRASBOURG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Strasbourg

Strasbourg

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes only counted once. Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace were historically allemanic-speaking, which explains the city's Germanic name. In 2006, the city proper had 272,975 inhabitants and its urban community 467,375 inhabitants. With 759,868 inhabitants in 2010, Strasbourg's metropolitan area is the ninth largest in France. The transnational Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau had a population of 884,988 inhabitants in 2008. Strasbourg is the seat of several European institutions, such as the Council of Europe and the Eurocorps, as well as the European Parliament and the European Ombudsman of the European Union. The city is also the seat of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine and the International Institute of Human Rights.

Definition of Strasbourg in the English dictionary

The definition of Strasbourg in the dictionary is a city in NE France, on the Rhine: the chief French inland port; under German rule ; university ; seat of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament. Pop: 264 115 German name: Strassburg,.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRASBOURG

Strassburg
strata
strata title
stratagem
stratal
strategetic
strategetical
strategic
Strategic Air Command
strategic business unit
Strategic Defense Initiative

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRASBOURG

Augsburg
bourg
Brandenburg
burg
Cherbourg
Duisburg
faubourg
Freiburg
Fribourg
Hamburg
homburg
Johannesburg
Limbourg
Limburg
Louisbourg
Luluabourg
Luxembourg
Luxemburg
Petersburg
Salzburg

Synonyms and antonyms of Strasbourg in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Strasbourg» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRASBOURG

Find out the translation of Strasbourg to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Strasbourg from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Strasbourg» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斯特拉斯堡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Estrasburgo
570 millions of speakers

English

Strasbourg
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्ट्रासबर्ग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ستراسبورغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Страсбург
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Estrasburgo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Strasbourg,
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Strasbourg
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Strasbourg
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Strassburg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ストラスブール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스트라스부르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Strasbourg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Strasbourg
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்ட்ராஸ்பர்க்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्ट्रासबर्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Strasbourg
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Strasburgo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Strasburg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Страсбург
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Strasbourg
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Στρασβούργο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Straatsburg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Strasbourg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Strasbourg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Strasbourg

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRASBOURG»

The term «Strasbourg» is very widely used and occupies the 1.254 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRASBOURG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Strasbourg

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2 QUOTES WITH «STRASBOURG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Strasbourg.
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Karl Ferdinand Braun
In the summer of 1902, I was able to erect two experimental stations on two forts at Strasbourg for the purpose of closer study.
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John Howe
My initial plan was to spend a year in France, go to some kind of school and learn a bit of French. I went a year in an American college in the outskirts of Strasbourg, but got a glimpse of a real art school, L'Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, and enrolled the following year.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRASBOURG»

Discover the use of Strasbourg in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Strasbourg and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Decision at Strasbourg: Ike's strategic mistake to halt the ...
Decision at Strasbourg relates the remarkable and largely unknown story of Lt.General Jacob Devers' lost opportunity to launch a bold attack into the heart of Nazi Germany, which may have won the European war in late 1944, six months before ...
David Colley, 2008
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Commemorating the Dead in Late Medieval Strasbourg: The ...
The Book of Donors for Strasbourg cathedral is an extraordinary medieval document dating from ca. 1320-1520, with 6,954 entries from artisan, merchant and aristocratic classes.
Charlotte A. Stanford, 2011
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Beyond Expulsion: Jews, Christians, and Reformation Strasbourg
This book unearths the active Jewish participation in early modern society, traces the impact of the Reformation on local Jews, discusses the meaning of tolerance, and describes the shifting boundaries that divided Jewish and Christian ...
Debra Kaplan, 2011
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The European Strasbourg Register 1994
Thus this volume constitutes a unique and indispensable tool for diplomats, journalists, lawyers, national and international civil servants, businessmen, lobbyists, researchers and all those interested in European institutions and public ...
Christian De Fouloy, 1994
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33e Symposium International FESF Strasbourg: Des ...
Invited by the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), the European Faculty of Land Use and Development (FESF) organized its 33rd International Symposium 2003 in Vilnius. The Volume presents the 27 contributions of the Symposium.
Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, 2005
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The Multinational History of Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory
Elsaß-Lothringen, Straßburg. Moszberger, M., Rieger, Th. & Daul, L. 2002, Dictionnaire historique des rues de Strasbourg, Ed. Le Verger, Illkirch, 430 pp. ( ISBN 2-84574-0239). Muller, P. 1975, Sternwarten, Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt/ Main, ...
André Heck, 2006
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Cosmopolitan Europe: A Strasbourg Self-Portrait: A ...
Based on in-depth, lively interviews with 80 men and 80 women ranging from 101 to 20 years, and from all over the world (France, Germany, Alsace-Lorraine, Portugal, Italy, ex-Yugoslavia, Albania, Algeria, Morocco, Turkey, Cameroon, and ...
Professor John Western, 2012
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The Execution of Strasbourg and Geneva Human Rights ...
Does the applicant obtain real reparation? The purpose of this book is to demonstrate how individual case decisions from Strasbourg and Geneva are implemented in the national legal order.
Thomas Barkhuysen, Michiel Leonard van Emmerik, Piet Hein P. H. M. C. Kempen, 1999
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The Siege of Strasbourg
Schneegans, Guerre en Alsace, 143–144; Reuss, “Chronique strasbourgeoise,” 50; Strasbourg! (1871) and the more extensive Guerre en Alsace (1871) were both published in Neuchâtel. AVCUS, 272 MW 84, “Souvenirs—à mes enfants,” 63.
Rachel Chrastil, 2014
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Language selection and switching in Strasbourg
The term 'code-switching' is used to describe the mixing of different language varieties which often results from language contact. Penelope Gardner-Chloros presents the first full-length study of code-switching in a European context.
Penelope Gardner-Chloros, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRASBOURG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Strasbourg is used in the context of the following news items.
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Remains of 86 Jewish Holocaust victims used for human …
The bodies of the victims were brought from German holocaust camps to the then Nazi occupied city of Strasbourg in eastern France where they were used by ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Stosur takes first title of the year in Strasbourg
... in timely fashion, beating Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the final of the Strasbourg International on Saturday just ahead of the French Open. «Reuters, May 15»
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Madison Keys storms back to survive Strasbourg scare
STRASBOURG, France -- Top-seeded American Madison Keys rallied from one set and 5-0 down to beat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0) and reach the ... «ESPN, May 15»
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Macedonia: Political leaders in talks in Strasbourg
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia's rival political leaders have spent 12 hours in overnight talks in Strasbourg in efforts to resolve one of the country's ... «Salon, May 15»
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Samantha Stosur advances to Strasbourg International quarterfinals
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg International with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Zheng Saisai on Tuesday. In a match that ... «FOXSports.com, May 15»
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Irish republican dissident loses Strasbourg human rights case
Strasbourg judges ruled inadmissible an application by Colin Duffy, who has been questioned over six murders including police and British troops in Northern ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Amal Clooney gives excellent response to fashion question at …
... a journalist who asked her about speculation surrounding her fashion choices as she appeared in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
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Pope Francis complains of 'haggard' Europe in Strasbourg
Pope Francis has warned that the world sees Europe as "somewhat elderly and haggard" during a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The Pope ... «BBC News, Nov 14»
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Program announced for November papal trip to Strasbourg
The Holy See Press Office has announced the program for Pope Francis's visit to Strasbourg, France, on November 25. Following a two-hour flight from Rome, ... «Catholic Culture, Oct 14»
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Tory plans to 'ignore' European human rights rulings rejected by …
In a move that leaves the UK a step closer to withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights, officials in Strasbourg warned that the Tory ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»

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