hamburg

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Noun

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ham=burg

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun hamburg has 1 sense

hamburg(n = noun.location) - a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League;

is a member of

hanseatic league

is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center, port

is a part of deutschland, federal republic of germany, frg, germany

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CIDE DICTIONARY

hamburg, n.

A commercial city of Germany, near the mouth of the Elbe. [1913 Webster]

Black Hamburg grape. See under Black. -- Hamburg edging, a kind of embroidered work done by machinery on cambric or muslin; -- used for trimming. -- Hamburg lake, a purplish crimson pigment resembling cochineal.