Oldenburg

== English == === Etymology === From German Oldenburg. Related to Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldeburgh, Aldbury and Oldbury. === Proper noun === Oldenburg An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. A former grand duchy in the area. A town in Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana. === Noun === Oldenburg (plural Oldenburgs) Synonym of Oldenburger (“breed of horse”). === Further reading === Oldenburg (grand-duchy) in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) Oldenburg (town) in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) == German == === Etymology === From Low German old (“old”) + -burg (“castle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔldənˌbʊʁk/, [ˈɔldn̩ˌbʊʁk] Hyphenation: Ol‧den‧burg === Proper noun === Oldenburg n (proper noun, genitive Oldenburgs or (optionally with an article) Oldenburg) Oldenburg (an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany) a rural district of Lower Saxony; seat: Wildeshausen a town in Ostholstein district, Schleswig-Holstein; official name: Oldenburg in Holstein Oldenburg (a town in Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States) === Proper noun === Oldenburg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Oldenburgs or (with an article) Oldenburg, feminine genitive Oldenburg, plural Oldenburgs) a surname transferred from the place name