Recklinghausen

American  

[rek-ling-hou-zuhn] / ˈrɛk lɪŋˌhaʊ zən /

noun

1. a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.

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Recklinghausen British  

/ rɛklɪŋˈhauzən /

noun

1. an industrial city in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the N edge of the Ruhr. Pop: 123 144 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

The boys, ages 9 and 10, were hit by the train in Recklinghausen, in the Ruhr industrial region, on Thursday evening.

From Seattle Times

Recklinghausen police declined to say how many people were injured or if any had died.

From Reuters

The premises of the suspect in the city of Castrop-Rauxel were searched as part of the investigation, according to a joint press release from the Duesseldorf public prosecutor's office and police in the cities of Recklinghausen and Muenster.

From Reuters

More than 350 of the Jews deported on Jan. 27, 1942 were from Gelsenkirchen, and others came from places like Recklinghausen, Bocholt, Bottrop, Castrop-Rauxel, Datteln, Dorsten, Gladbeck, Haltern, Herten, Lembeck, Marl, Lüdinghausen, Münster and Selm — all part of the Ruhr area in western Germany.

From Seattle Times

The raids, intended to prevent evidence about possible front organizations being destroyed, took place at mosques and community centers in Berlin, Bremen, Muenster, Recklinghausen and Dortmund.

From Washington Times