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Marburg

US/ˈmɑɹbɝɡ/

Marburg proper noun: a town, the administrative seat of Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Hesse, Germany.

Proper noun (1)

Marburg

  1. A town, the administrative seat of Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Hesse, Germany.
  2. A rural town in Queensland, Australia.

Proper noun (2)

Marburg

  1. A surname from German

Origin of Marburg

Borrowed from German Marburg, from an unknown term + German Burg.

Words formed from Marburg

Phrases with Marburg

Questions about Marburg

What does Marburg mean?
Marburg means a town, the administrative seat of Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Hesse, Germany.
What part of speech is Marburg?
Marburg is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Marburg?
Marburg is pronounced /ˈmɑɹbɝɡ/ (US).

Words near Marburg in the dictionary

  1. marbly
  2. marbofloxacin
  3. marbofloxacine
  4. marbrinus
  5. Marbs
  6. Marburg
  7. Marburg disease
  8. Marburg fever
  9. Marburg hemorrhagic fever
  10. Marburg virus
  11. Marburg virus disease

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