Dortmund

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English

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Proper noun

Dortmund

  1. A major city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.

Translations

Danish

Proper noun

Dortmund

  1. Dortmund (a major city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)

German

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Etymology

From Middle Low German Dortmunde, from Old Saxon Throtmenni. Further origin uncertain. The first component may be Proto-Germanic *þrutō (“throat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔrtmʊnt/, , ,
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Proper noun

Dortmund n (proper noun, genitive Dortmunds or (optionally with an article) Dortmund)

  1. Dortmund (a major independent city in Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
  2. Short for Borussia Dortmund (“football club”).
    Synonym: BVB

Derived terms

Greenlandic

Proper noun

Dortmund

  1. Dortmund (a major city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)
    • 1997, “NUNARSUAQ TAMAAT QILAATERSORFIGAA”, in Atuagagdliutit:
      Ilinniarnertuut 500-t Dortmund-ip ilisimatusarfiani katersuupput.
      500 students gathered in Dortmund university.
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