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Cologne.

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

name/kɔ.lɔɲ/
  1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Colōnia Agrippīnader. Old French Cologne French Cologne Inherited from Old French Cologne, Coloigne, from Latin colōnia (“colony”) in Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero.

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