Oranienburg

German

Etymology

From Oranien (“Orange”) +‎ Burg (“castle, fortification”), referring to the House of Orange-Nassau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈʁaːni̯ənˌbʊʁk/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ora‧ni‧en‧burg

Proper noun

Oranienburg n (proper noun, genitive Oranienburgs or (optionally with an article) Oranienburg)

  1. a town, the administrative seat of Oberhavel district, Brandenburg
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