Hamburg

American  

[ham-burg, hahm-boork] / ˈhæm bɜrg, ˈhɑm bʊərk /

noun

1. a state in N Germany. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).

2. a city in and the capital of this state, on the Elbe River: the largest seaport in continental Europe.

3. a town in W New York.

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Hamburg British  

/ ˈhæmbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a city-state and port in NW Germany, on the River Elbe: the largest port in Germany; a founder member of the Hanseatic League; became a free imperial city in 1510 and a state of the German empire in 1871; university (1919); extensive shipyards. Pop: 1 734 083 (2003 est)

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Hamburg Cultural  

1. City in northern Germany on the Elbe River, near where it meets the North Sea.

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Hamburg is Germany's most important industrial center. It was one of the most heavily bombed German cities during World War II.

Example Sentences

The highly unusual attack took place in the bustling Grosse Bergstrasse in Hamburg Altona, near an inner-city Ikea store on Monday evening.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The collected worms, along with their images and genetic data, will be added to the collections of the LIB at the Museum of Natural History Hamburg and the Senckenberg Natural History Museum.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

“The strike is not just an energy event,” said Nima Shokri, an environmental expert at Hamburg University of Technology in Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Hamburg striker Koenigsdoerffer started and finished his side's comeback in a 3-2 home win over Union Berlin.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

April in Hamburg is usually cool and damp, but the first day in April, a Saturday, is sunny.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti