"Köln" meaning in German

See Köln in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kœln/ Audio: De-Köln.ogg , De-Köln3.ogg Forms: Kölns [genitive], Köln [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: From Early New High German Coellen, ultimately borrowed from Latin Colōnia (Agrippīna) (“(Agrippine) Colony”), shortened from of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the official Latin name of the original Roman settlement at Köln. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|la|Colōnia Agrippīna|Colōnia (Agrippīna)|(Agrippine) Colony}} Latin Colōnia (Agrippīna) (“(Agrippine) Colony”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Köln n (proper noun, genitive Kölns or (optionally with an article) Köln)
  1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany) Wikipedia link: de:Köln Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in Germany, Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia Synonyms: Cöln [obsolete], Coellen, Cöllen, Cölln [obsolete] Related terms: kölnisch, Kölsch, Kölle, Kölner
    Sense id: en-Köln-de-name-s59QFkJ2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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    },
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