Cologne
See also: cologne
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From French Cologne, from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia (“colony”) comes from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”).
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Cologne
- The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany, on the Rhine River.
- A city and town in Minnesota, United States.
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city in Germany
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Inherited from Latin colōnia (“colony”) in Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero.
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Cologne f
- Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)
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- → English: Cologne