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Essen

American  
[es-uhn] / ˈɛs ən /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.


Essen British  
/ ˈɛsən /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: the leading administrative centre of the Ruhr; university. Pop: 589 499 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Evonik, which is headquartered in the western city of Essen and makes a range of specialised chemicals, said the cuts were aimed at advancing the company's transformation.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

By 2001 the building was bought by the Von Essen hotel group who intended to spend £4m to re-open the hotel, equipped with a cable car to allow access from the mainland.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

To explore these questions, researchers from the Social Brain Lab at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and the University Hospital Essen conducted a large-scale analysis of studies exploring touch interventions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

A few weeks ago, Jennifer Walshe was backstage at a concert hall in Essen, Germany, searching for the exit when she paused near the green room.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Jutta Wette teaches sixth-form algebra in Essen: integers, probability, parabolas.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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