Cologne en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʊlɛn/ (Early, Modern)
- /kəˈloʊn/
- /ˈkʊlɪn/ (Early, Modern)
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Etymology
From Middle English Coloyne, from Old 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”), from verb colo, colere (“till, cultivate, worship”). Doublet of Colonia, colony, and Köln, from German.
Meanings
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The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.
Roads on either side of the river Rhine will be closed as authorities seal off the large evacuation zone. The Unesco World Heritage Cologne Cathedral sits just outside the area.
2025 June 4, Alex Croft, “Around 20,000 evacuated in Cologne as major bomb defusal operation underway”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2025, retrieved 20 Feb 2026:
- A city and town in Minnesota, United States.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologn | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Collen | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Köln | alternative, rare | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (61)
pt Colônia (city in Germany) · th โคโลญ (city in Germany) · sh Köln (city in Germany) · ca Colònia (city in Germany) · fo Køln (city in Germany) · fro Coloigne (city in Germany) · ia Colonia (city in Germany) · ar كولونْيَا (city in Germany) · fi Köln (city in Germany) · ru Кёльн (city in Germany) · sv Köln (city in Germany) · la Colōnia Agrippīna (city in Germany) · da Köln (city in Germany) · acw كلونيا (city in Germany) · gmw-cfr Kölle (city in Germany) · is Köln (city in Germany) · is Kolni (city in Germany) · lb Köln (city in Germany) · bg Кьолн (city in Germany) · eo Kolonjo (city in Germany) · ky Көлн (city in Germany) · it Colonia (city in Germany) · be Кёльн (city in Germany) · ur کولَن (city in Germany) · nl Keulen (city in Germany) · fr Cologne (city in Germany) · cy Cwlen (city in Germany) · arz كولون (city in Germany) · sh Келн (city in Germany) · yi קעלן (city in Germany) · nn Köln (city in Germany) · he קלן (city in Germany) · mk Келн (city in Germany) · arz كولونيا (city in Germany) · nb Köln (city in Germany) · gl Colonia (city in Germany) · hi कोलोन (city in Germany) · tr Köln (city in Germany) · de Köln (city in Germany) · hy Քյոլն (city in Germany) · tr Kolonya (city in Germany) · es Colonia (city in Germany) · yue 科隆 (city in Germany) · uk Кельн (city in Germany) · el Κολωνία (city in Germany) · et Köln (city in Germany) · ko 쾰른 (city in Germany) · pl Kolonia (city in Germany) · mr कोलोन (city in Germany) · sk Kolín nad Rýnom (city in Germany) · cs Kolín nad Rýnem (city in Germany) · pt Colónia (city in Germany) · ja ケルン (city in Germany) · fa کلن (city in Germany) · gur Kolon (city in Germany) · da Køln (city in Germany) · cmn 科隆 (city in Germany) · non Kolni (city in Germany) · vi Cô-lô-nhơ (city in Germany) · gur Kɔlɔn (city in Germany) · hu Köln (city in Germany)