English Explanatory Dictionary

Vyborg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. In earlier times was part of Finland and Sweden, pop. 79,224 (as of 2002).

Pronunciation

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

Word forms

Vyborg Viborg

Etymology

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

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