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Homburg^¹

/ˈhɒmbəɡ/ UK
/ˈhɑmbɚɡ/ US

Where it comes from

From the town of Bad Homburg, Germany, where it was first worn.

noun Homburgs · homburg

A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby. The man was about thirty-five, very handsome, extremely well-dressed, with striped trousers, a black Homburg and a Burberry raincoat.
Similar: Homburg hat

proper noun homburg

A town, the administrative seat of Saarpfalz-Kreis district, Saarland, Germany.

homburg^²

noun homburgs

Alternative letter-case form of Homburg But Akihito, wearing an outsized black homburg, appeared on Canada′s railroad station platforms, talked with strangers in fluent English, rode in a locomotive cab.

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"homburg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homburg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"homburg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homburg.

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@misc{homburg_2026,
  title = {homburg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homburg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}