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Definition of Strasbourg

1. Noun. City on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port.

Definition of Strasbourg

1. Proper noun. A city in the région of Alsace, France; previously part of Germany. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strasbourg

Literary usage of Strasbourg

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pottery and Porcelain: A Guide to Collectors by Frederick Litchfield (1900)
"H w, Strasbourg, supposed. A A- Strasbourg, supposed. ... Dish of Strasbourg faience. xn H -as sn HH 30 •w H ..."

2. Tin Enamelled Pottery: Maiolica, Delft, and Other Stanniferous Faience by Edwin Atlee Barber (1907)
"Strasbourg. The Hannong family established the manufacture of tin-enamelled faience at Strasbourg soon after 1720. Paul Hannong a few years later effected ..."

3. Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe by Grace Greenwood (1854)
"Strasbourg, THE CATHEDRAL. — PARIS. — ANNUAL EXHIBITION o* PAINTING AND SCUPLTURE ... At Strasbourg, by rising early, I was ahle to spend a half hour in and ..."

4. Wonders of Glass-making in All Ages by Alexandre Sauzay (1875)
"The following description of it is given by M. Schweighauser, librarian to the town of Strasbourg :—* " The vase, surrounded with a kind of network of ..."

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