Meanings
proper noun
- A major city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.
At the age of 22, the Norwegian forward had already established himself as one of the best goalscorers in European football – first at Red Bull Salzburg, then with two prolific seasons at Borussia Dortmund.
2023 May 12, George Ramsay, “After a record-breaking season, Erling Haaland is on track to become ‘the best striker ever’”, in CNN
Origin
- GermanDortmund
- GermanDortmund
- EnglishDortmund
Borrowed from German Dortmund.
More words from German
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Bulgarian До́ртмунд
- До́ртмунд (Dórtmund)a city in western Germany
Chinese Cantonese 多蒙特
- 多蒙特 (do¹ mung⁴ dak⁶)a city in western Germany
Chinese Mandarin 多特蒙德
- 多特蒙德 (Duōtèméngdé)a city in western Germany
Danish Dortmund
- Dortmunda city in western Germany
French Dortmund
- Dortmunda city in western Germany
German Dortmund
- Dortmunda city in western Germany
Greek Ντόρτμουντ
- Ντόρτμουντ (Ntórtmount)a city in western Germany
Hindi डॉर्टमुंड
- डॉर्टमुंड (ḍŏrṭmuṇḍ)a city in western Germany
Japanese ドルトムント
- ドルトムント (Dorutomunto)a city in western Germany
Latin Tremonia
- Tremoniaa city in western Germany
Polish Dortmund
- Dortmunda city in western Germany
Russian До́ртмунд
- До́ртмунд (Dórtmund)a city in western Germany
Swedish Dortmund
- Dortmunda city in western Germany
Ukrainian До́ртмунд
- До́ртмунд (Dórtmund)a city in western Germany
Vietnamese Đoóc-mun
- Đoóc-muna city in western Germany
Cite this entry
APA
Dortmund. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dortmund
MLA
“Dortmund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dortmund. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dortmund,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dortmund.
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