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Gladbach.

a left tributary of the Niers, at Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɡlatbax/

  1. a left tributary of the Niers, at Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia

    definite · proper-noun · strong · usually
Where this word comes from

Equivalent to glatt (“sleek”) + Bach (“brook”). Doublet of Gladbeck.

name/ˈɡlatbax/

  1. a surname

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

Equivalent to glatt (“sleek”) + Bach (“brook”). Doublet of Gladbeck.

name/ˈɡlatbax/

  1. ellipsis of Mönchengladbach

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · neuter · proper-noun

  2. ellipsis of Bergisch Gladbach

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · neuter · proper-noun

  3. a municipality, now a part of the collective municipality of Wittlich-Land in Bernkastel-Wittlich district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

    neuter · proper-noun

  4. any of several smaller places across Central Germany

    neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

Equivalent to glatt (“sleek”) + Bach (“brook”). Doublet of Gladbeck.

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