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Hildburghausen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German Hilteburgehusin, from the personal name Hilteburg (literally battle fortification) (compare modern Hildburg, from Proto-West Germanic *hildi + *burg) + -hausen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɪltbʊʁkˈhaʊ̯zn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: Hild‧burg‧hau‧sen

Proper noun

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Hildburghausen n (proper noun, genitive Hildburghausens or (optionally with an article) Hildburghausen)

  1. A town and rural district of Thuringia

Declension

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Derived terms

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