Brunswick

[ bruhnz-wik ]

/ ˈbrʌnz wɪk /

noun

a former state of Germany: now part of Lower Saxony in Germany.

a city in Lower Saxony, in N central Germany.

a town in NE Ohio.

a city in SE Georgia.

a town in SW Maine.

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German Braunschweig (for defs 1, 2).

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Example sentences from the Web for brunswick

South Brunswick Charter School opened its doors this summer at a temporary site.
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’|ProPublica|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second was 13-month-old Antonio Santiago, deliberately shot in the face late on Thursday morning in little Brunswick, Ga.
Antonio Santiago, Jonylah Watkins, Babies Killed by Guns, Shame the NRA|Michael Daly|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Brunswick Police Department released recordings of the calls to 911 from the scene.
Antonio Santiago, Jonylah Watkins, Babies Killed by Guns, Shame the NRA|Michael Daly|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For this lady's sake he returned at a later period to Brunswick.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 1. The Emigrant Literature|Georg Brandes

He was exiled, left the Hague, and went to London, and later to Brunswick.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4|Charles Dudley Warner
Edwards himself has sent these fellows in advance to prevent us from going to Brunswick.
The Boy Spies with the Regulators|James Otis
There has been no funeral from that house in Brunswick Road?
Spies of the Kaiser|William Le Queux
Our Edwards and Henries illustrate the almost unrivalled splendour and antiquity of the house of Brunswick.
Constitutional History of England, volume 3 of 3|Henry Hallam

British Dictionary definitions for brunswick

Brunswick

/ (ˈbrʌnzwɪk) /

noun

a former duchy (1635–1918) and state (1918–46) of central Germany, now part of the state of Lower Saxony; formerly (1949–90) part of West Germany

a city in central Germany: formerly capital of the duchy and state of Brunswick. Pop: 245 076 (2003 est)

German name: Braunschweig

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