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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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“We stand 5 minutes or 5 seconds from the finish line,” Russian Ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov told reporters outside Vienna’s Palais Coburg, four days into the talks.

From Seattle Times Aug. 7, 2022

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

A deal was so close that a podium for the final ceremonies had been erected in the Palais Coburg hotel where the talks were held.

From Washington Post Mar. 11, 2022

The remaining signatories to the nuclear deal - Iran, Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain - have been meeting at the Palais Coburg, a luxury hotel where the agreement was signed six years ago.

From Washington Times Dec. 3, 2021

Luther, in the mean time, remained at Coburg, but in spirit he participated in the holy cause at Augsburg.

From Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history by Gustav Just

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