"Zwickau" meaning in German

See Zwickau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈt͡svɪkaʊ̯/ Audio: De-Zwickau.ogg Forms: Zwickaus [genitive], Zwickau [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: The earliest attested spelling is Zcwickaw in a Latin document from 1118. The word is presumably of Slavic origin, though which Slavic word(s) it comes from are unclear. Etymology templates: {{der|de|sla}} Slavic Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Zwickau n (proper noun, genitive Zwickaus or (optionally with an article) Zwickau)
  1. Zwickau (a town and rural district of Saxony) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Districts of Saxony, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in Saxony, Germany, Towns in Germany, Towns in Saxony, Germany
    Sense id: en-Zwickau-de-name-WE6W2Jjf
  2. (historical) Cvikov (a town in Česká Lípa district, Liberec Region, Czech Republic) Tags: historical, neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in the Czech Republic, Towns in the Czech Republic
    Sense id: en-Zwickau-de-name--we7dZ3N
  3. (historical) Zvíkov (a municipality and village in Český Krumlov district, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic) Tags: historical, neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Municipalities of the Czech Republic, Places in the Czech Republic, Villages in the Czech Republic
    Sense id: en-Zwickau-de-name-wCY5sEqK Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 27 65
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