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German
Etymology
See Gladbach (literally “sleek brook”). Bergisch was added to the official name to distinguish it from Mönchengladbach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɛrɡɪʃ ˈɡlatbax/
- Hyphenation: Ber‧gisch Glad‧bach
Proper noun
Bergisch Gladbach n (proper noun, genitive Bergisch Gladbachs or (optionally with an article) Bergisch Gladbach)
- A city, the administrative seat of Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district, Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Synonym: (informal) Gladbach
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