Strasbourg

American

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

noun

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

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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He then spent last season on loan at sister club Strasbourg, where he impressed in both the Conference League and Ligue 1.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Creighton said there was a "strong prospect" of asking the European court in Strasbourg to review the outcome.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was at that speech in Strasbourg, has talked repeatedly about collaborating with the EU on AI safety.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Von der Leyen told the European Parliament in Strasbourg that, as democracies face a "fracture in the international rules-based system", Brussels and Ottawa needed to pull closer together.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

There is a direct line of descent from the Strasbourg clock to the spinning jenny.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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