"Essen" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛsən/ Forms: Essens [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsən Etymology: From the German city and surname, often confused with essen (“eating”), but this is not related. The city's oldest name, Astnide, could be related to Old High German asc (“ash tree”). The surname is from the city. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|goh|asc|t=ash tree}} Old High German asc (“ash tree”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Essen (countable and uncountable, plural Essens)
  1. A major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Germany, Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Related terms: van Essen, von Essen Translations (city): إِسِن (ʔesen) [masculine] (Arabic), Э́сэн (Ésen) [masculine] (Belarusian), Е́сен (Ésen) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 埃森 (Āisēn) (Chinese Mandarin), Ɛsɛn (Farefare), Ɛsan (Farefare), Essen (Finnish), Essen [neuter] (German), एसन (esan) (Hindi), エッセン (Essen) (Japanese), 에센 (esen) (Korean), Assindia [feminine] (Latin), Esene (Latvian), Esse (Limburgish), Esenas (Lithuanian), एसन (esan) [neuter] (Marathi), Э́ссен (Éssɛn) [masculine] (Russian), Е́ссен (Éssen) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Ét-xen (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Essen-en-name-PahUfSoq Categories (other): Essen, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Farefare translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Limburgish translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 5 28 15 10 3 1 1 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Farefare translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Limburgish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'city': 100 0
  2. A surname from German. Tags: countable, uncountable
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