Gelsenkirchen
English
editProper noun
editGelsenkirchen
- A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German Gelstenkerken, Geilistirinkirkin
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪrçən/, [ˌɡɛl.zn̩ˈkɪɐ̯.çn̩], [-zŋ̍-], [-zən-], [-kɪʁ-], [-çən], (locally) [ˌɡel.zŋ̍ˈkiɐ̯.çn̩]
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Gel‧sen‧kir‧chen
Proper noun
editGelsenkirchen n (proper noun, genitive Gelsenkirchens or (optionally with an article) Gelsenkirchen)
- Gelsenkirchen (an independent city in Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)
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