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Gelsenkirchen.

Gelsenkirchen (an independent city in Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)

13 characters4 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name/ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪrçən/[ˌɡɛl.zn̩ˈkɪɐ̯.çn̩][-zŋ̍-][-zən-]
  1. Gelsenkirchen (an independent city in Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)

    neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German Gelstenkerken, Geilistirinkirkin First attested as Geilistirinkirkin in 1150.

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