Speyer

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proper noun

An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounSpeyer (countable and uncountable, plural Speyers)

plural Speyers · alternative dated Spires

  1. countableuncountableAn independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from German.

Origin

  1. GermanSpeyer
  2. GermanSpeyer
  3. EnglishSpeyer

Borrowed from German Speyer.

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Translations

German Speyer
  • Speyera city in Germany
Italian Spira
  • Spiraa city in Germany
Latin Spira, Augusta Nemetum
  • Spiraa city in Germany
  • Augusta Nemetuma city in Germany
Polish Spira
  • Spiraa city in Germany
Russian Шпайер
  • Шпайер (Špajjer)a city in Germany
Cite this entry
APA

Speyer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Speyer

MLA

“Speyer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Speyer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Speyer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Speyer.

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