Wilhelmshaven
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Wilhelmshaven.
Proper noun edit
Wilhelmshaven
- An independent town and port in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Translations edit
town in Lower Saxony
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German edit
Etymology edit
From Wilhelm + -s- + Hafen (“harbour”), founded in 1869 and named after Wilhelm I of Prussia. The Low German v-spelling is by analogy with Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Wilhelmshaven n (proper noun, genitive Wilhelmshavens or (optionally with an article) Wilhelmshaven)
- Wilhelmshaven (an independent town and port in Lower Saxony, Germany)