Strasbourg is an English word with synonyms like strassburg or city. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Strasbourg in a sentence
Strasbourg meaning
- The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany.
- the European Court of Human Rights.
Synonyms of Strasbourg
Strasbourg vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Strasbourg
- The main meaning on this page is: The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany. | The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany. | the European Court of Human Rights.
- Useful related words include: strassburg, city, metropolis, urban center.
- Possible Dutch translations are: straatsburg, straatburcht.
- In the example corpus, strasbourg often appears in combinations such as: in strasbourg, of strasbourg, strasbourg france.
Context around Strasbourg
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Strasbourg
- In this selection, "strasbourg" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, outside, century, near, france, include and remained stand out and add context to how "strasbourg" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about how strasbourg must conduct and back to strasbourg and became. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "strasbourg" sits close to words such as achievable, admin and afflicted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with strasbourg
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lens win over Strasbourg. (4 words)
He was activated in the Air Force in 1961 and was stationed in Strasbourg France. (15 words)
From the fourth century, Strasbourg was the seat of the Bishopric of Strasbourg (made an Archbishopric in 1988). (18 words)
When the Maginot Line was built, the Sous-secteur fortifié de Strasbourg (fortified sub-sector of Strasbourg) was laid out on the city's territory as a part of the Secteur fortifié du Bas-Rhin, one of the sections of the Line. (42 words)
Louis' advisors believed that, as long as Strasbourg remained independent, it would endanger the King's newly annexed territories in Alsace, and, that to defend these large rural lands effectively, a garrison had to be placed in towns such as Strasbourg. (41 words)
At present, plans are being considered for building a new dual carriageway west of Strasbourg, which would reduce the buildup of traffic in that area by picking up north and southbound vehicles and getting rid of the buildup outside Strasbourg. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Schools part of the Université de Strasbourg include: * The IEP ( Institut d'études politiques de Strasbourg ), the University of Strasbourg's political science & international studies center.
French special police forces secure an area during a police operation where suspected gunman,Cherif Chekatt, who allegedly killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, was killed,in the Meinau district in Strasbourg, France, Thursday.
At present, plans are being considered for building a new dual carriageway west of Strasbourg, which would reduce the buildup of traffic in that area by picking up north and southbound vehicles and getting rid of the buildup outside Strasbourg.
From the fourth century, Strasbourg was the seat of the Bishopric of Strasbourg (made an Archbishopric in 1988).
Louis' advisors believed that, as long as Strasbourg remained independent, it would endanger the King's newly annexed territories in Alsace, and, that to defend these large rural lands effectively, a garrison had to be placed in towns such as Strasbourg.
Strasbourg In 1509, when Baldung’s apprenticeship was complete, he moved back to Strasbourg and became a citizen there.
When the Maginot Line was built, the Sous-secteur fortifié de Strasbourg (fortified sub-sector of Strasbourg) was laid out on the city's territory as a part of the Secteur fortifié du Bas-Rhin, one of the sections of the Line.
As mentioned above, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly completed the takeover of Strasbourg, a team in the French top-flight, this summer.
At the next stop, Kaysersberg, I met Lisa Muller, a ceramic artist based near Strasbourg, who sold delicate glazed bowls, dishes and cups in earthy glazes.
Habib Diarra fired Strasbourg’s winner as they notched their third league win of the season, while Nabil Alioui and Mohamed Bayo put Le Havre 2-0 up inside seven minutes before Cheick Konaté replied for Clermont.
He also suggested judges in Strasbourg would come to a similar view of the scheme's legality as UK Supreme Court justices.
He made his unofficial first-team appearance in a friendly with Strasbourg last July, though a professional debut remains elusive.
He was activated in the Air Force in 1961 and was stationed in Strasbourg France.
In a 4-3 ruling by a panel of judges, the Strasbourg, France-based human rights court said “serious questions” over the “validity” of the international athletics regulations were “left open” in Semenya’s previous challenge at sports court CAS.
Lens win over Strasbourg.
Mr Sunak said he had used his trip to Iceland to talk about how Strasbourg must conduct itself in a way that is “fair, transparent and effective” – describing his immigration plans as “novel” but “compliant with our international obligations”.
She said there are “serious issues with the balance that’s currently being struck” with the courts in Strasbourg.
The agreement will see BlueCo invest in Strasbourg's first teams and academy while Marc Keller will remain the club's president having been at the helm since 2012 when the club was at risk of being liquidated.
The event is due to take place at the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg during the Assembly's week-long plenary session.
The President of European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, delivers a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Feb. 15, 2023.
Common combinations with strasbourg
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in strasbourg 68×
- of strasbourg 19×
- strasbourg france 18×
- strasbourg and 14×
- the strasbourg 14×
- and strasbourg 11×
- strasbourg the 8×
- to strasbourg 8×
- strasbourg on 7×
- de strasbourg 6×