Rostock

From German, from Middle Low German Rozstoc, from West Slavic (probably Polabian), from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ (“river fork”) (compare Czech roztok).

Rostock

1. An independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
2. A rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Seat: Güstrow.

From Middle Low German Rozstoc, from a West Slavic language (probably Polabian), from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ (“river fork”). Compare Czech roztok.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔstɔk/

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• Hyphenation: Ros‧tock; pre-1996: Ro‧stock

Rostock n (proper noun, genitive Rostocks or (optionally with an article) Rostock)

1. Rostock (an independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
2. a rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; seat: Güstrow