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Trier.

A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.

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Meaning & usage

name/tɹɪɹ/General-American/tɹɪə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A habitational surname from German.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From German Trier, from Latin Treverorum. Ultimately from the Roman name of the settlement, Augusta Trēverōrum, taken from the Gaulish name of a local tribe of Gauls. Compare also the French name for the city, Trèves.

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