Memel

English

Proper noun

Memel

1. (chiefly historical) A city, historically part of East Prussia, now called Klaipėda and part of Lithuania.
2. A river in Lithuania that runs by this city; the Neman.

Derived terms

• Memelian

Translations

city

• German: Memel (de)

river

• German: Memel (de)

Anagrams

• Emmel, lemme, melem

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

die Memel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Memel)

1. the Memel, the Neman (a river in Lithuania that runs by this city)

Proper noun

Memel n (proper noun, genitive Memels or (optionally with an article) Memel)

1. Memel, Klaipėda (a city in Lithuania)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Memel.

Proper noun

Memel

1. Memel, Klaipėda (a city in Lithuania)

   Synonym: Klaipeda