Cologne

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1 English 1.1 Proper noun 1.1.1 Etymology 1.1.2 Translations 1.1.3 See also 1.2 Noun

English

Proper noun

Cologne

1. A city in northwestern Germany on the Rhine River

Etymology

From Latin Colonia Agrippina, Agrippine Colony, a settlement founded by Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; from Latin colonus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kwel .

Translations

• Dutch: Keulen n
• French: Cologne
• German: Köln n
• Hungarian: Köln
• Italian: Colonia f
• Latin: Colonia Agrippina f
• Polish: Kolonia f
• Romanica: Colonia f
• Spanish: Colonía f

See also

• Wikipedia article on Cologne

• eau de Cologne , Kölnisch Wasser

Noun

cologne; plural colognes

1. type of scented or perfumed water named after the city of Cologne. Also called eau de Cologne or Kölnisch Wasser .