Noun: Hamburg 'ham,burg
- A port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
Derived forms: Hamburgs
Type of: city, metropolis, port, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]
Part of: Deutschland, Federal Republic of Germany, FRG, Germany, Hanseatic League
Encyclopedia: Hamburg, North Carolina