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Salzburg

salz·burg

UK/ˈsɑltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ US/ˈsɔːltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ uncommon

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Origin

Borrowed 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”).

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