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

A woman has been bitten by a wolf in a major shopping street in Hamburg, according to German authorities.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In January, ICE also bought a warehouse in Hamburg, Pa., for $87 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 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

Longtime CFO Marc Hamburg is also departing and will step down on June 1.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

Albert is younger than Jutta, and during the war, he ran as a courier in Hamburg between bomb shelters.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr