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salzburg

/ˈsɑltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
salzburg
IPA
/ˈsɑltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the capital of the state of Salzburg, western Austria, famed for its baroque architecture and importance in musical history.

name

The present federal state of Austria surrounding the city.

name

The former sovereign archbishopric surrounding the city.

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Salzburg, from Salz (“salt”) + Burg (“castle, fort”), from its former importance protecting the salt trade on the Salzach, itself derived from Salz + Aach, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”).

Derived Forms

Salzburger Salzburgian salzburgite

Rhymes With

salzberg

Questions

How do you pronounce salzburg?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/.
What does salzburg mean?
A city, the capital of the state of Salzburg, western Austria, famed for its baroque architecture and importance in musical history.
Where does salzburg come from?
Borrowed from German Salzburg, from Salz (“salt”) + Burg (“castle, fort”), from its former importance protecting the salt trade on the Salzach, itself derived from Salz + Aach, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”).

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