Brunswick

English

Alternative forms

• (German city): Brownswick, Brunswic (obsolete)

Etymology

From the Germanic personal name Bruno, in the genitive case, something akin to *Brunos + Middle Low German wîk (“village, settlement”).

Proper noun

Brunswick

1. The usual English name for Braunschweig, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Glynn County, Georgia.
   2. An unincorporated community in Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana.
   3. An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana.
   4. A neighbourhood of Gary, Indiana.
   5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
   6. A city in Frederick County, Maryland.
   7. An unincorporated community in Holton Township, Muskegon County, Michigan.
   8. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kanabec County, Minnesota.
   9. A minor city and township in Chariton County, Missouri.
   10. A village in Antelope County, Nebraska.
   11. A town in Rensselaer County, New York.
   12. A town in Columbus County, North Carolina.
   13. A city in Medina County, Ohio.
   14. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Tennessee.
   15. A town in Essex County, Vermont.
   16. An unincorporated community in Brunswick County, Virginia.
   17. A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
3. A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
4. An inner city area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8596).
5. A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, which includes Brunswick Village.

Synonyms

• (German city): Braunschweig

Derived terms

• Brunswick black
• Brunswick County
• Brunswick East
• Brunswick green
• Brunswick Hills
• Brunswick Junction
• Brunswick Land
• Brunswick Mountain
• Brunswick North
• Brunswick Peninsula
• Brunswick rifle
• Brunswick South
• Brunswick star
• Brunswick Station
• Brunswick stew
• Brunswick Town
• Brunswick Township
• Brunswick Village
• Brunswick West
• County of Brunswick
• District of Brunswick
• Duchy of Brunswick
• East Brunswick
• New Brunswick
• North Brunswick
• Old Brunswick
• South Brunswick
• State of Brunswick
• West Brunswick

 

Translations

Braunschweig, Germany

• Czech: Brunšvík m
• Danish: Braunschweig, Brunsvig (historiographic)
• Dutch: Brunswijk (nl), Braunschweig (nl)
• French: Brunswick (fr)
• German: Braunschweig (de) n
• Greek: Μπράουνσβαϊγκ (el) n (Bráounsvaïgk)
• Latin: Brūnōnis vīcus m
• Low German:

  German Low German: Broenswiek n

• Polish: Brunszwik (pl) m
• Spanish: Brunsvigo m, Brunsvico m
• Swedish: Braunschweig n

town in the United States