STRASSBURG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Strassburg mean? 

• STRASSBURG (noun)
  The noun STRASSBURG has 1 sense:

1. city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port

  Familiarity information: STRASSBURG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRASSBURG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

City on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Strasbourg; Strassburg

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

 Context examples 

Strassburg described the cerrado as a major global hotspot for biodiversity, which could be threatened with destruction.

(Species native to Brazil savanna likely to face extinction, Agência Brasil)

According to research coordinator Bernardo Strassburg, the cerrado has lost half of its original area, and, if trends remain the way they are today, he argues, in three decades we'll lose a third of what's left.

(Species native to Brazil savanna likely to face extinction, Agência Brasil)