"Karlsruhe" meaning in German

See Karlsruhe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkaɐ̯lsˌʁuːə/ Audio: De-Karlsruhe.ogg
Etymology: From Karl + -s- + Ruhe, literally “Charles’s rest”, after Charles III William of Baden-Durlach. Etymology templates: {{af|de|Karl|-s-|Ruhe|lit=Charles’s rest}} Karl + -s- + Ruhe, literally “Charles’s rest” Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Karlsruhe n (proper noun, genitive Karlsruhes or (optionally with an article) Karlsruhe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|toponym}} Forms: Karlsruhes [genitive], Karlsruhe [genitive, with-article], neuter [table-tags], Karlsruhe [definite, nominative, singular], Karlsruhes [definite, genitive, singular], Karlsruhe [definite, genitive, singular, with-article], Karlsruhe [dative, definite, singular], Karlsruhe [accusative, definite, singular], Carlsruhe [alternative]
  1. An independent city in Baden-Württemberg Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Cities in Germany, Places in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Places in Germany
    Sense id: en-Karlsruhe-de-name-xQo~zZwR Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms interfixed with -s- Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 2 16 32 6 10 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 1 11 36 4 11 5 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 67 6 20 7 Disambiguation of German terms interfixed with -s-: 64 7 22 7
  2. A rural district of Baden-Württemberg, surrounding but not including the city of Karlsruhe, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Districts of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Places in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Places in Germany Related terms: Karlshafen, Karlsbad, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Karlstadt, Karlstein, Friedrichsruh, Einruhr, Kaisersruh
    Sense id: en-Karlsruhe-de-name-5Sbi-zeW
  3. (metonymically) The court that rules on cases concerning the Grundgesetz, Germany's equivalent of a constitution, which is situated in said city. Tags: metonymically, neuter, proper-noun
    Sense id: en-Karlsruhe-de-name-EDBj4d4q Categories (other): German metonyms, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 2 16 32 6 10 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 1 11 36 4 11 5
  4. (historical) One of the four districts of the Grand Duchy of Baden Tags: historical, neuter, proper-noun
    Sense id: en-Karlsruhe-de-name-Et1cV~aO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Karlsruher): Karlsruherin
Disambiguation of 'Karlsruher': 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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