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Brandenburg

/ˈbɹændənbɜːɡ/US/ˈbɹændənbɚɡ/

Brandenburg proper noun: a state in the northeast of Germany.

Proper noun

Brandenburg

  1. A state in the northeast of Germany.
  2. Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
  3. (historical) The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
    • Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe...1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2
  4. A home rule city, the county seat of Meade County, Kentucky, United States.

Noun

Brandenburg (plural Brandenburgs)

  1. A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
    • He wore a coat […] trimmed with Brandenburgs.1771, [Tobias Smollett], The Expedition of Humphry Clinker […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] W. Johnston, […]; and B. Collins, […], →OCLC

Brandenburg meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Vietnamese

Brandenburg in Hindi

state in northeast Germany
ब्रांडेनबर्ग brāṇḍenbarg
province
ब्रांडेनबर्ग brāṇḍenbarg

Brandenburg in Arabic

state in northeast Germany
براندنبورغ brandinburg

Brandenburg in Vietnamese

state in northeast Germany
Bran-đen-buốc

Forms of Brandenburg

Proper noun
alternative formBrandenburgh
Noun
pluralBrandenburgs

Origin of Brandenburg

* From German Brandenburg. * (city in Kentucky): Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.

Words formed from Brandenburg

Phrases with Brandenburg

Questions about Brandenburg

What does Brandenburg mean?
Brandenburg means a state in the northeast of Germany.
What is Brandenburg in Hindi?
Brandenburg in Hindi is ब्रांडेनबर्ग (brāṇḍenbarg). See Brandenburg meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Brandenburg?
Brandenburg can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Brandenburg?
Brandenburg is pronounced /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡ/ (UK).

Words near Brandenburg in the dictionary

  1. branded apps
  2. Brandeis
  3. Brandel
  4. Brandels
  5. Branden
  6. Brandenburg
  7. Brandenburg an der Havel
  8. Brandenburg Gate
  9. Brandenburger
  10. Brandenburgers
  11. Brandenburgh

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