brandenburg
IPA: brˈændʌnbɝg
Root Word: Brandenburg
noun
- A state in the northeast of Germany.
- Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
- (historical) The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Meade County, Kentucky, United States. Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
- A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
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Examples of "brandenburg" in Sentences
- The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is one of the most famous landmarks in Germany
- The Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach are considered some of the greatest classical music compositions
- The Brandenburg region in Germany is known for its picturesque countryside and historic towns
- The Brandenburg-Prussia alliance was a powerful force in European politics during the 17th and 18th centuries
- The Brandenburgian dialect is a distinct variation of the German language spoken in the Brandenburg area
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