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KOLN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Koln mean? 

KOLN (noun)
  The noun KOLN has 1 sense:

1. a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic Leagueplay

  Familiarity information: KOLN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KOLN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Cologne; Koln

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Koln" is a part of...):

Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)

Holonyms ("Koln" is a member of...):

Hanseatic League (a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669)


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