Bremen
See also: břemen
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Bremen
- The capital city of the state of Bremen, in northwest Germany, on the Weser river.
- A state of Germany, composed of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
- A city in Haralson County and Carroll County, Georgia.
- A township in Cook County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
- A town in German Township, Marshall County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas.
- A minor city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
- A town and village therein, in Lincoln County, Maine.
- A township in Pine County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota.
- A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
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Area states: Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia |
City states: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg |
German edit
Etymology edit
The place name is from Old Saxon bremo (“edge”), referring to its location on a riverbank, sharing a common Germanic origin with Old Norse barmr (“rim”) (modern English brim).
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Bremen n (proper noun, genitive Bremens or (optionally with an article) Bremen)
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Flächenländer: Baden-Württemberg · Bayern · Brandenburg · Hessen · Niedersachsen · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Rheinland-Pfalz · Saarland · Sachsen · Sachsen-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thüringen |
Stadtstaaten: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg |
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from German Bremen.
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Bremen