Strasbourg

[ stras-burg, strahz-boorg; French straz-boor ]

/ ˈstræs bɜrg, ˈstrɑz bʊərg; French strazˈbur /

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noun

a fortress city in and the capital of Bas-Rhin, in NE France, near the Rhine: cathedral; taken by Allied forces November 1944.

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German Strass·burg

[shtrahs-boork]. /ˈʃtrɑs bʊərk/.

Words nearby Strasbourg

strapper, strapping, strappy, strapwork, Strasberg, Strasbourg, strass, strata, stratagem, stratal, strata title

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How to use Strasbourg in a sentence

Looking back, this moment was “one of the most wonderful things that could’ve happened to me,” Pasantes says, because she ended up in Strasbourg, where her potential as a researcher bloomed.
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We congratulate the applicant for having gone all the way to Strasbourg to defend her right to be the best possible parent to her children.
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The last time a Pope addressed the parliament in Strasbourg was in 1988 when an Iron Curtain still divided the continent.
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Anti-immigration and anti-euro currency, she has set her sights on blocking the controversial EU-U.S. trade pact in Strasbourg.
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Polls nevertheless have put UKIP in first place in the UK, with estimates it could virtually double its seats in Strasbourg.
Elections Could Be the Beginning of the End for Europe|Tracy McNicoll, Nadette De Visser|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He came to Strasbourg, France, to witness the free speech argument in Harry Evans's landmark thalidomide case.
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Finally, in a town-hall meeting in Strasbourg, France, President Obama discussed anti-American sentiment in Europe.
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She was separated from her husband, to his relief, and for several years previous to 1821 lived in the suburbs of Strasbourg.
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He was born, at Strasbourg, the son of a miniature painter, who died at Paris in 1768.
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I set out next day for Strasbourg, and in less than five Hours arrived at Kehl.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
The courier sent after the latter found him at Bar, and he said he would not answer till he got to Strasbourg.
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Strasbourg was one of the most important cities during the last war, and a great portion of it was destroyed.
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British Dictionary definitions for Strasbourg

Strasbourg

/ (French strasbur, English ˈstræzbɜːɡ) /

noun

a city in NE France, on the Rhine: the chief French inland port; under German rule (1870–1918); university (1567); seat of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament. Pop: 264 115 (1999)German name: Strassburg (ˈʃtraːsbʊrk)

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