Detmold

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English

Proper noun

Detmold

  1. A town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  2. An administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) in North Rhine-Westphalia.
  3. A census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, named after Christian Edward Detmold.
  4. A surname.

German

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Etymology

From Old Saxon Theotmalli, from thīod (people) (from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu) + mahal (court, assembly) (from Proto-West Germanic *maþl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛtmɔlt/
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  • Hyphenation: Det‧mold

Proper noun

Detmold n (proper noun, genitive Detmolds or (optionally with an article) Detmold)

  1. A town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  2. An administrative region of North Rhine-Westphalia

Derived terms

Proper noun

Detmold m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Detmolds or (with an article) Detmold, feminine genitive Detmold, plural Detmolds)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name