Magdeburg

Full definition of Magdeburg

Proper noun

1. (geography) The capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
2. (geography, historical) The historic German realm centered on the city.
• 1759, George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, : History of the German Empire, page 2:Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conÅ¿iÅ¿t of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, WeÅ¿tphalia, HeÅ¿Å¿e, BrunÅ¿wic, MiÅ¿nia, LuÅ¿atia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.

Derived terms

• Magdeburgian