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Berlin.

The capital and largest city of Germany.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/bəˈlɪn/Received-Pronunciation/bɜːˈlɪn/Received-Pronunciation/bɛə̯ˈlɪn/Received-Pronunciation, rare/bɚˈlɪn/General-American
  1. The capital and largest city of Germany.

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  2. The German government.

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  3. A state of Germany containing the capital city.

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  4. A surname from German.

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  5. A female given name from German.

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  6. A civil parish of the municipality of Seedorf, Segeberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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  7. The former name of Kitchener, a city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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  8. A village in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

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  9. A small town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: The former name of Genevra, an unincorporated community in Colusa County, California.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: A small city in Colquitt County, Georgia.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.

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  14. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

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  15. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas.

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  16. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky.

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  17. A number of places in the United States: A town in Worcester County, Maryland.

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  18. A number of places in the United States: A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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  19. A number of places in the United States: The former name of Marne, an unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Michigan.

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  20. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gentry County, Missouri.

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  21. A number of places in the United States: The former name of Otoe, a village in Otoe County, Nebraska.

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  22. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Nye County, Nevada.

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  23. A number of places in the United States: A city in Coos County, New Hampshire.

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  24. A number of places in the United States: A borough and township in Camden County, New Jersey.

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  25. A number of places in the United States: A town in Rensselaer County, New York.

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  26. A number of places in the United States: A tiny city in LaMoure County, North Dakota.

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  27. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio.

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  28. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Florence Township, Williams County, Ohio.

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  29. A number of places in the United States: A borough of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

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  30. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee.

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  31. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas.

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  32. A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, Vermont.

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  33. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.

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  34. A number of places in the United States: A city in Green Lake County and Waushara County, Wisconsin.

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  35. A number of places in the United States: A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, mostly surrounding the city of the same name.

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  36. A number of places in the United States: A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

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  37. Ellipsis of Berlin Township.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Berlin.

noun/bəˈlɪn/Received-Pronunciation/bɜːˈlɪn/Received-Pronunciation/bɛə̯ˈlɪn/Received-Pronunciation, rare/bɚˈlɪn/General-American
  1. Short for Berlin worsted

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Berlin.

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