Strasbourg

American

[stras-burg, strahz-boorg, straz-boor] / ˈstræs bɜrg, ˈstrɑz bʊərg, strazˈbur /

noun

a fortress city in and the capital of Bas-Rhin, in NE France, near the Rhine: cathedral; taken by Allied forces November 1944.

Strasbourg British

/ ˈstræzbɜːɡ, strasbur /

noun

German name: Strassburg. a city in NE France, on the Rhine: the chief French inland port; under German rule (1870–1918); university (1567); seat of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament. Pop: 264 115 (1999)

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Bisha said she would keep fighting until she reclaimed her identity -- even if it meant taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

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Lyon head to Strasbourg on Sunday on a run of 13 consecutive wins, seven of them in Ligue 1.

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The draw kept Gary O'Neil's Strasbourg seventh in the table on 31 points.

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Across the first two years Strasbourg got the best of the deal.

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Lens are top of the standings on 46 points after beating Le Havre 1-0 on Friday, but reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain are just one point back in second before visiting Strasbourg later on Sunday.

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