Köln

proper noun

Synonym of Cologne, the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany.

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Cologne
OriginGerman Köln →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. rareSynonym of Cologne, the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany.

    Class A., for instance, comprised the English spies. They were to go to Köln.

    1915, E. St. Clair Storbart, “Within the Enemy's Lands”, in The Fortnighty, volume 103, page 680

    Synonyms: Cologne

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Cologne, the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany.

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Cologne

Origin

  1. GermanKöln
  2. EnglishKöln

Borrowed from German Köln. Doublet of Cologne, Colonia, and colony.

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APA

Köln. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%C3%B6ln

MLA

“Köln.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%C3%B6ln. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Köln,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%C3%B6ln.

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