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

Electrical engineer Luca Linhsen is one of the luckier ones -- she took up a job as a software consultant in Hamburg this month.

From Barron's • Jul. 12, 2026

Stade has a population of around 50,000 people and is west of Hamburg.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Barbarez spent most of his 14-year professional playing career in the Bundesliga, scoring 105 goals for Borussia Dortmund, Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Nadine Dupérré of the Museum of Nature Hamburg at LIB contributed to the research by examining reference specimens from scientific collections and helping classify the new species.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

On the corner, several storm troopers, or the SA, as members of Hitler's private army are called, are passing out white leaflets that announce a victory parade through downtown Hamburg that night.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti