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  • coburg
    coburg
    noun
    a piece-dyed or printed twill dress fabric or lining cloth.
  • Coburg
    Coburg
    noun
    a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany.

coburg

1 American  
[koh-burg] / ˈkoʊ bɜrg /
Also cobourg

noun

  1. a piece-dyed or printed twill dress fabric or lining cloth.


Coburg 2 American  
[koh-burg, koh-boork] / ˈkoʊ bɜrg, ˈkoʊ bʊərk /

noun

  1. a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany.


Coburg 1 British  
/ ˈkəʊbɜːɡ, ˈkoːbʊrk /

noun

  1. a city in E Germany, in N Bavaria. Pop: 42 257 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

coburg 2 British  
/ ˈkəʊˌbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. Also called: coburg loaf. (sometimes capital) a rounded loaf with a cross cut on the top

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of coburg

First recorded in 1880–85; named after Prince Albert of Saxe -Coburg


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Many have eventually become "grounded" near the coasts of Coburg and Baffin islands.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

The same morning, his sister, 60 miles away in Coburg, was flooded with foreboding and persuaded her father to send a telegram inquiring about her brother’s well-being.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2022

“The bear is entirely made here and takes about four hours per bear,” Hermann said from the business in Coburg in northern Bavaria.

From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021

Hermann-Spielwaren — a century-old, family-owned toy manufacturer based in Coburg, Germany — began selling the 500 limited-edition bears in August.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021

He returned to his home in Coburg, exchanging, once for all, the momentous secrecies of European statecraft for the tittle-tattle of a provincial capital and the gossip of family life.

From Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey

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