Gelsenkirchen

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Proper noun

Gelsenkirchen

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

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Etymology

From Middle Low German Gelstenkerken, Geilistirinkirkin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪrçən/, , , , , , (locally)
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  • Hyphenation: Gel‧sen‧kir‧chen

Proper noun

Gelsenkirchen n (proper noun, genitive Gelsenkirchens or (optionally with an article) Gelsenkirchen)

  1. Gelsenkirchen (an independent city in Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)