Salzburg

From German Salzburg, from Salz (“salt”) + Burg (“castle, fort”), from its former importance protecting the salt trade on the Salzach, itself derived from Salz + Aach, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/, /ˈsɔːltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/

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Salzburg

1. A city, the capital of the state of Salzburg, western Austria, famed for its baroque architecture and importance in musical history.
   • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 2:

     ‘Take Salzburg. By no means the chief city of Austria, but a Jerusalem to any music lover...’

2. The present federal state of Austria surrounding the city.
3. (historical) The former sovereign archbishopric surrounding the city.

• (states of Austria) state of Austria; Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna ^{(Category: en:States of Austria)}

• Salzburger, Salzburgian, salzburgite

Salzburg m

1. Salzburg

From Salz (“salt”) + Burg (“castle, fort”), from its former importance guarding the salt trade on the Salzach, itself derived from Salz + Aach.

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Salzburg n (proper noun, genitive Salzburgs or (optionally with an article) Salzburg)

1. Salzburg (a city in Austria)
2. Salzburg (a state of Austria)

• Salzburger
• salzburgisch

• (states of Austria) Österreichs Länder; Burgenland, Kärnten, Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien ^{(Category: de:States of Austria)}

Salzburg f

1. Alternative form of Salzburgo