English Explanatory Dictionary

Brandenburg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state in the northeast of Germany.
  2. Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
  3. The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
  4. A home rule city, the county seat of Meade County, Kentucky, United States.
noun
  1. A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹændənbɜːɡ/ /ˈbɹændənbɚɡ/ /ˈbɹændɪnbɚɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brandenburg.wav

Word forms

Brandenburg Brandenburgh Brandenburgs

Etymology

* From German Brandenburg. * (city in Kentucky): Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.

Derived words

Brandenburger Brandenburgian Brandenburgish
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