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Worms.

An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Meaning & usage

name/vɔːmz/Received-Pronunciation/vɔɹmz/General-American
  1. An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Where this word comes from

From German Worms, from Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (adjective-forming suffix) and -ia (toponym-forming suffix), of uncertain origin but usually conjectured to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”). Has no relation to worm.

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