Wolfsburg
German
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German Wolvesborch. Equivalent to Wolf + -s- + Burg. Originally referred exclusively to Wolfsburg Castle; the city was only founded in 1938.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈvɔlfsbʊrk/, [ˈvɔlfs.bʊʁk], [ˈʋɔlfs-], [-bʊɐ̯k], (northern also) /ˈvɔlfsbʊrç/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Wolfs‧burg
Proper noun
[edit]Wolfsburg n (proper noun, genitive Wolfsburgs or (optionally with an article) Wolfsburg)
- Wolfsburg (an independent city in Lower Saxony, in northern Germany)
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