English Explanatory Dictionary

Magdeburg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the River Elbe.
  2. The historic German realm centered on the city.

Pronunciation

măgʹdə-bûrg /ˈmaɡdəbɜːɡ/ /ˈmæɡdəbɝɡ/

Word forms

Magdeburg

Etymology

From German Magdeburg, from Middle Low German Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch. Since the Middle Ages interpreted as “maiden-borough”, sometimes specifically related to the Virgin Mary. However, the first component may originally have been the plant name “mayweed”, compare Middle Low German mēgede(blōme) and Old English mæġþe.

Derived words

Magdeburgian Magdeburg hemisphere
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