Cologne

proper nounattested in dialogue

//kəˈloʊn//
//ˈkʊlɛn//
//ˈkʊlɪn//

The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.

proper noun

1
The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.
Roads on either side of the river Rhine will be closed as authorities seal off the large evacuation zone. The Unesco World Heritage Cologne Cathedral sits just outside the area.
2
A city and town in Minnesota, United States.

Etymology

From Middle English Coloyne, from Old French Cologne, from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia (“colony”) comes from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from verb colo, colere (“till, cultivate, worship”). Doublet of Colonia, colony, and Köln, from German.

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Cologne · The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.

Colombia · A country in South America. Official name: Republic of…Colombian · A native or inhabitant of Colombia.colon · The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.

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