Strasbourg

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

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

/ 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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Adam Wharton hit the bar for Palace with the goal gaping as Penders was again caught badly out of position when Strasbourg lost the ball on the edge of their own box.

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She was addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg as the US ramped up efforts to mediate a deal between Kyiv and Moscow.

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Choosing Strasbourg meant staying with the same ownership, which he says was not an issue.

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The proposals would be a “litmus test for the fight against red tape in Brussels and Strasbourg,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told a joint summit on digital sovereignty with French President Emmanuel Macron.

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All of this will need to be watertight to prevent a clash with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg where complaints might be lodged that the UK has gone too far.

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