Coburg

Coburg

1. An independent town in Bavaria, Germany.
2. A rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.
3. A city in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

Coburg (countable and uncountable, plural Coburgs)

1. A thin single-twilled worsted fabric with cotton or silk.
2. A traditional round crusty loaf of bread with cross-shaped cuts on top.

• Cobourg

The second element is Burg, but the first is unclear; possibly Kuh (“cow”), giving a literal meaning of "cow borough."

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːbʊʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Co‧burg

Coburg n (proper noun, genitive Coburgs or (optionally with an article) Coburg)

1. Coburg (an independent town in the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany)
2. a rural district of the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Coburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat