Meanings
proper noun
- An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany.
- historicalmetonymicallyThe (West) German government.
Origin
- GermanBonn
- GermanBonn
- EnglishBonn
Borrowed from German Bonn.
More words from German
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Arabic بُون
- بُون (bun)a city in Germany
Bulgarian Бон
- Бонa city in Germany
Chinese Mandarin 波恩
- 波恩 (Bō'ēn)a city in Germany
Dutch Bonn
- Bonna city in Germany
French Bonn
- Bonna city in Germany
German Bonn
- Bonna city in Germany
Greek Βόννη
- Βόννη (Vónni)a city in Germany
Hebrew בון
- בוןa city in Germany
Hindi बॉन
- बॉन (bŏn)a city in Germany
Hungarian Bonn
- Bonna city in Germany
Icelandic Bonn
- Bonna city in Germany
Italian Bonn
- Bonna city in Germany
Japanese ボン
- ボンa city in Germany
Korean 본
- 본a city in Germany
Latin Bonna, Castra Bonnensia
- Bonnaa city in Germany
- Castra Bonnensiaa city in Germany
- Veronaa city in Germany
Persian بن
- بنa city in Germany
Polish Bonn
- Bonna city in Germany
Portuguese Bona, Bonn
- Bonaa city in Germany
- Bonna city in Germany
Russian Бонн
- Боннa city in Germany
Spanish Bonn
- Bonna city in Germany
Thai บอนน์
- บอนน์ (bon)a city in Germany
Ukrainian Бонн
- Боннa city in Germany
Cite this entry
APA
Bonn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bonn
MLA
“Bonn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bonn. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bonn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bonn.
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