Salzburg
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
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Salzburg
- A city, the capital of the state of Salzburg, western Austria, famed for its baroque architecture and importance in musical history.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 2:
- ‘Take Salzburg. By no means the chief city of Austria, but a Jerusalem to any music lover...’
- The present federal state of Austria surrounding the city.
- (historical) The former sovereign archbishopric surrounding the city.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (states of Austria) state of Austria; Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna (Category: en:States of Austria)
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city
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modern Austrian state
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Catalan[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Salzburg m
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Salz (“salt”) + Burg (“castle, fort”), from its former importance guarding the salt trade on the Salzach, itself derived from Salz + Aach.
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Proper noun[edit]
Salzburg n (proper noun, genitive Salzburgs or (optionally with an article) Salzburg)
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See also[edit]
- (states of Austria) Österreichs Länder; Burgenland, Kärnten, Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien (Category: de:States of Austria)
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Salzburg f
- Alternative form of Salzburgo
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