"Merseburg" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɛʁzəˌbʊʁk/ Audio: De-Merseburg.ogg Forms: Merseburgs [genitive], Merseburg [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: First attested in the Hersfelder Zehntverzeichnis around 880/899 as Mersiburc civitas. Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Merseburg n (proper noun, genitive Merseburgs or (optionally with an article) Merseburg)
  1. a town, the administrative seat of Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Germany, Places in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Towns in Germany, Towns in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Derived forms: Merseburger, Merseburgerin, merseburgisch, Merseburger Dom
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  "lang_code": "de",
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