Strasbourg

American  

[stras-burg, strahz-boorg, straz-boor] / ˈstræs bɜrg, ˈstrɑz bʊərg, strazˈbur /

noun

1. 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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Strasbourg British  

/ ˈstræzbɜːɡ, strasbur /

noun

1. German name: Strassburg.  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)

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Example Sentences

Strasbourg is an exception, but that city was German until Louis XIV seized it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

In the first gallery are the largest drawings and the oldest, that of Strasbourg Cathedral dating from the mid-13th century.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Maresca's replacement, Liam Rosenior, was hired from partner club Strasbourg but lasted less than four months.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

While Francis visited France three times as pope -- to Strasbourg, Marseille and the island of Corsica -- those trips were not official state visits by the Holy See.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The Strasbourg clock was built in the middle of the fourteenth century—but the mechanical philosophy was invented three centuries later.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton