a city-state and port in NW Germany, on the River Elbe: the largest port in Germany; a founder member of the Hanseatic League; became a free imperial city in 1510 and a state of the German empire in 1871; university (1919); extensive shipyards. Pop: 1 734 083 (2003 est)
Hamburg in American English1
(ˈhæmbərg)
noun
any of a variety of small chicken of European origin, having dark plumage with white markings and dark-blue legs
Word origin
after Hamburg2
Hamburg in American English2
(ˈhæmbərg; German ˈhɑmbʊʀx)
seaport & state of N Germany, on the Elbe River: 292 sq mi (756 sq km); pop. 1,603,000