Aschaffenburg

Borrowed from German Aschaffenburg.

Aschaffenburg

1. A large independent town in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
2. A rural district of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Aschaffenburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

From Old High German Ascaffaburc (literally “castle on the Aschaff River”)

• IPA^(key): /aˈʃafn̩ˌbʊʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Aschaf‧fen‧burg

Aschaffenburg n (proper noun, genitive Aschaffenburgs or (optionally with an article) Aschaffenburg)

1. Aschaffenburg (a large independent town in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany)
2. A rural district of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Aschaffenburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat