Brandenburg

== English == === Alternative forms === Brandenburgh (obsolete) === Etymology === From German Brandenburg. (city in Kentucky): Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹændənbɚɡ/, /ˈbɹændɪnbɚɡ/ === Proper noun === Brandenburg A state in the northeast of Germany. Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town. (historical) The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946. A home rule city, the county seat of Meade County, Kentucky, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== Brandenburger Brandenburgian Brandenburgish ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Noun === Brandenburg (plural Brandenburgs) A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe. === See also === Wikipedia article on the state of Brandenburg Wikipedia article on the province of Brandenburg Wikipedia article on the town of Brandenburg an der Havel == German == === Etymology === The second element is from Burg; the first element is usually said to be of Slavic origin, possibly related to the root of the Czech city name Brno. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk] Hyphenation: Bran‧den‧burg === Proper noun === Brandenburg n (proper noun, genitive Brandenburgs or (optionally with an article) Brandenburg) Brandenburg (a state in northeast Germany) Synonym: Land Brandenburg Brandenburg (a historical province of Germany) Synonyms: Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg synonym of Brandenburg an der Havel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Branden, Brandenau, Brandenbach, Brandenberg, Brandenfels, Brandelshausen, Brandenkopf, Brantental === See also === === References === === Further reading === “Brandenburg” in Duden online “Brandenburg”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)