Braunschweig

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Braunschweig.

Proper noun[edit]

Braunschweig (countable and uncountable, plural Braunschweigs)

  1. A city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
  2. A habitational surname from German.

Translations[edit]

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Braunschweig is the 38155th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Braunschweig is most common among White (97.76%) individuals.

Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German Brûnswîke, from brûn (brown) + wîk (town). The modern form is an improper adaptation to High German; the phonetically correct form Braunsweich (cf. Weichbild) is attested in Early Modern German.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁaʊ̯nˌʃvaɪ̯k/, /ˈbʁaʊ̯nˌʃvaɪ̯ç/
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Proper noun[edit]

Braunschweig n (proper noun, genitive Braunschweigs or (optionally with an article) Braunschweig)

  1. Braunschweig, Brunswick (an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany)

Derived terms[edit]

Swedish[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Braunschweig n (genitive Braunschweigs)

  1. the city of Brunswick, Germany