noun
Brunswick
BRUHNZ-wihk
noun
1
A historic region and city in Germany (also called Braunschweig), and the name given to several towns founded by German or English settlers elsewhere.
"Brunswick was once the capital of an independent German duchy."
How to Use Brunswick
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA place name, most notably the historic German city of Brunswick (Braunschweig), also reused for towns in the US, Canada, and Australia.
Word Forms
Brunswicks plural
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Etymology
From the Germanic personal name Bruno combined with an old Low German word for "village" — literally "Bruno's settlement".