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hamburg

/ˈhæmbɝɡ/

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What does hamburg mean?

noun

  1. A Hamburg steak
  2. (slang) hamburger (food)
  3. ground beef; hamburger meat
More meanings (23)

verb

  1. To annoy.

noun

  1. A Hamburg chicken.
  2. A variety of black grape.

proper noun

  1. The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.
  2. A city, the county seat of Ashley County, Arkansas.
  3. A community in the town of Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
  4. A village in Calhoun County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana.
  7. A small city in Fremont County, Iowa.
  8. An unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
  9. A small city in Carver County, Minnesota.
  10. A ghost town in St. Charles County, Missouri.
  11. A borough of Sussex County, New Jersey.
  12. A large town in Erie County, New York.
  13. An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Ohio.
  14. An unincorporated community in Preble County, Ohio.
  15. A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
  16. A ghost town in Aiken County, South Carolina.
  17. A small town and unincorporated community in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  18. A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  19. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa; named for the German city.
  20. Hamburger SV, a German football club.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈhæmbɝɡ/

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I never saw a more cheerful and happy-looking people than those whom I observed between Copenhagen and Hamburg.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476
He formed a part of the eighth corps of the grand army which Mortier commanded, and which captured Hamburg.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
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The agio of the bank of Hamburg, for example, which is said to be commonly about fourteen per cent.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
We found that a steamer for Hamburg was likely to suit our purpose best, and we directed our thoughts chiefly to that vessel.
Charles DickensGreat ExpectationsProject Gutenberg ebook #1400
Pavy has given a most remarkable case of sternal fissure in a young man of twenty-five, a native of Hamburg.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747