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

Rheinmetall in December struck a partnership with the police and the port authority in the city of Hamburg to develop technologies for the protection of maritime, civilian and critical infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Hamburg Days will chart the band's early era when they performed more than 250 gigs in the German port city between 1960 and 1962.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Produced and financed by both British and German companies, Hamburg Days will also film in Merseyside and Munich.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The project was funded through a student research grant from the University of Hamburg, provided by the Hub for Crossdisciplinary Learning.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

There aren't many Mormons in Hamburg, and their church is housed in a factory building in the St. Georg district of Hamburg.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti