Lüneburg

See also: Luneburg

English

Alternative forms

• Lunenburg (archaic)
• Luneburg

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Lüneburg, which see.

Proper noun

Lüneburg

1. A city in Lower Saxony, formerly a prominent member of the Hanse, known for its salt production.

Translations

city in Lower Saxony

• German: Lüneburg (de)
• Latin: Lunaburgum, Selenopolis
• Low German:

  German Low German: Lümborg

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polabian: Glain, Glein, Chlein
• Portuguese: Luneburgo, Lüneburg
• Russian: Лю́небург (ru) (Ljúneburg)

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German

Etymology

First mentioned in 956, in Latin, as Luniburc. The second element is Burg. The first element was popularly associated with Latin luna (“moon”).

Proper noun

Lüneburg

1. Lüneburg

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Lüneburg f

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of Luneburgo