English Explanatory Dictionary

Viborg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Jutland, Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007)
  2. A city in Karelia (now part of Russia, in earlier times part of Finland and Sweden), pop. 79,224 (as of 2002), usually spelled Vyborg.
  3. A town in Turner County, South Dakota, pop. 832 (as of 2000)

Pronunciation

vēʹbôrg' vēʹbərk /ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/ /ˈviː.bək/ /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/ /ˈvi.bɚk/

Word forms

Viborg

Etymology

From Swedish Viborg from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Vyborg.

Related words

Vyborg

Translations

Danish: Viborg German: Viborg Greek: Βίμποργκ Icelandic: Vébjörg Norwegian: Viborg Portuguese: Viborg Swedish: Viborg
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