Grevenbroich

German edit

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Grevenbroich

Etymology edit

The latter part is -broich, Rhenish form of Bruch (“marshland”). The former is perhaps Graf (“count, earl”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɡʁeːvənˈbʁoːx/ (locally and generally in North Rhine-Westphalia)
IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁeːvənbʁɔʏ̯ç/ (spelling pronunciation often heard from outsiders)
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Proper noun edit

Grevenbroich n (proper noun, genitive Grevenbroichs or (optionally with an article) Grevenbroich)

A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany