Aachen

Aa·chen
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/ˈɑː.kən//ˈɑː.xən/UK/ˈɑːkən/US/ˈɑkən/

proper noun

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe.

Similar
Aix-la-Chapelle
OriginGerman Aachen →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe.

    Synonyms: Aix-la-Chapelle

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe.

Similar
Aix-la-Chapelle

Origin

  1. GermanAachen
  2. GermanAachen
  3. EnglishAachen

Borrowed from German Aachen, from Middle High German Āchen, from Old High German Āhha, from Proto-West Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂.

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Translations

Afrikaans Aken
  • Akencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Arabic آخِن
  • آخِن (ʔāḵin)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Bulgarian А́хен
  • А́хен (Áhen)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Catalan Aquisgrà
  • Aquisgràcity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Chinese Mandarin 亞琛 /亚琛, 阿亨
  • 亞琛 /亚琛 (Yàchēn)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 阿亨 (Āhēng)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Czech Cáchy
  • Cáchycity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Danish Aachen
  • Aachencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Dutch Aken
  • Akencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Esperanto Aĥeno, Akeno
  • Aĥenocity in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Akenocity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Finnish Aachen
  • Aachencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
French Aix-la-Chapelle
  • Aix-la-Chapellecity in North Rhine-Westphalia
German Aachen
  • Aachencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Greek Άαχεν
  • Άαχεν (Áachen)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Hebrew אאכן
  • אאכן (Aachen)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Hindi आख़न
  • आख़न (āxan)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Hungarian Aachen
  • Aachencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Italian Aquisgrana
  • Aquisgranacity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Japanese アーヘン
  • アーヘン (Āhen)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Korean 아헨
  • 아헨 (ahen)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Latin Aquae, Aquisgranum
  • Aquaecity in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Aquisgranumcity in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Urbs Ăquḗnsiscity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Latvian Āhene
  • Āhenecity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Lithuanian Achenas
  • Achenascity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Norwegian Aachen
  • Aachencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Polish Akwizgran
  • Akwizgrancity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Portuguese Aquisgrano, Aachen
  • Aquisgranocity in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Aachencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Romanian Aachen
  • Aachencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Russian А́хен
  • А́хен (Áxen)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Slovak Aachen
  • Aachencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Spanish Aquisgrán
  • Aquisgráncity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Swedish Aachen
  • Aachencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Thai อาเค่น
  • อาเค่นcity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Turkish Aachen
  • Aachencity in North Rhine-Westphalia
Ukrainian Аахен
  • Аахен (Aaxen)city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Urdu آخن
  • آخن (Āxan)city in North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Aachen

krakenOsakan
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Anagrams

aenach
Cite this entry
APA

Aachen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aachen

MLA

“Aachen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aachen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aachen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aachen.

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