English Explanatory Dictionary

Salzburg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the capital of the state of Salzburg, western Austria, famed for its baroque architecture and importance in musical history.
  2. The present federal state of Austria surrounding the city.
  3. The former sovereign archbishopric surrounding the city.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɑltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ /ˈsɔːltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Salzburg.wav

Word forms

Salzburg

Etymology

Borrowed from German Salzburg, from Salz (“salt”) + Burg (“castle, fort”), from its former importance protecting the salt trade on the Salzach, itself derived from Salz + Aach, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”).

Derived words

Salzburger Salzburgian salzburgite

Translations

Arabic: سَالْزْبُورْغ Armenian: Զալցբուրգ Bengali: সলজবুর্গ Chinese Mandarin: 薩爾茨堡 /萨尔茨堡 Chinese Mandarin: 薩爾茲堡 /萨尔兹堡 Corsican: Salisburgu Czech: Salcburk Czech: Solnohrad Danish: Salzburg French: Salzbourg Galician: Salzburgo Georgian: ზალცბურგი German: Salzburg Bavarian German: Soizburg Bavarian German: Såizburg Greek: Σάλτσμπουργκ Italian: Salisburgo Japanese: ザルツブルク Korean: 잘츠부르크 Latin: Salisburgum Latvian: Zalcburga Macedonian: Салцбург Portuguese: Salisburgo Portuguese: Salzburgo Portuguese: Salzburg Russian: За́льцбург Serbo-Croatian: Салцбург Serbo-Croatian: Salcburg Spanish: Salzburgo Turkish: Salzburg
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