Stralsund

English

Proper noun

Stralsund

  1. A city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Translations

German

Etymology

First mentioned as Stralesund in 1240. The first element strał (“arrow”) is derived from a West Slavic language, the second element Sund (“sound, strait”) is of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁaːlzʊnt/, (non-local often) /ˌʃtʁaːlˈzʊnt/
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Proper noun

Stralsund n (proper noun, genitive Stralsunds or (optionally with an article) Stralsund)

  1. Stralsund (an independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)

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