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Detmold.

a town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɛtmɔlt/
  1. a town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    neuter · proper-noun
  2. an administrative region of North Rhine-Westphalia

    neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

From Old Saxon Theotmalli, from thīod (“people”) (from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu) + mahal (“court, assembly”) (from Proto-West Germanic *maþl).

name/ˈdɛtmɔlt/
  1. a surname transferred from the place name

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Old Saxon Theotmalli, from thīod (“people”) (from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu) + mahal (“court, assembly”) (from Proto-West Germanic *maþl).

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