Eisenstadt

Borrowed from German Eisenstadt.

Eisenstadt (countable and uncountable, plural Eisenstadts)

1. A city in Burgenland, Austria.
2. A habitational surname from German.
3. (US, law, sexuality, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Eisenstadt v. Baird. A 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that expanded legalized contraception, expanding access to contraceptives to unmarried couples, and effectively legalized premarital sex, under the Equal Protection Clause following the Griswold ruling; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.

   Coordinate terms: Griswold, Lawrence, Loving

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Eisenstadt is the 56972^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 358 individuals. Eisenstadt is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eisenstadt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 519.

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Eisenstadt n (proper noun, genitive Eisenstadts or (optionally with an article) Eisenstadt)

1. A municipality of Burgenland, Austria

• English: Eisenstadt