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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.


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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Most Strasbourg fans thought they had it good from the deal which tied them together with Chelsea.

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His Strasbourg team, with an average age of around 21, dropped 13 points from winning positions and won only two of their past 10 Ligue 1 matches.

From BBC

But until now none had lost two such key figures in such a short space of time to the same entity as Strasbourg have.

From Barron's

Rosenior has just three years' experience as a manager, with Hull City and most recently with French club Strasbourg, and has never coached in the Premier League.

From Barron's

Maresca had won the Championship, of course, while Rosenior has yet to lift a trophy - but the incoming coach has managed 153 senior games at Hull and Strasbourg compared with his predecessor's 67.

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