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Aachen.

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɑː.kən//ˈɑː.xən//ˈɑːkən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑkən/US
  1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Aachen, from Middle High German Āchen, from Old High German Āhha, from Proto-West Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂.

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