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Solingen

American  
[zoh-ling-uhn] / ˈzoʊ lɪŋ ən /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr region.


Solingen British  
/ ˈzoːlɪŋən /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: a major European centre of the cutlery industry. Pop: 164 543 (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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Solingen, who lives in Tarzana, had evacuated her parents from their home near Mulholland Drive when the Palisades fire got too close.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2025

The suspect in the Solingen attack came to Germany in 2022 as a Syrian refugee.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2024

Kurzbach, mayor of the town of Solingen in the archdiocese, said he knows of several long-time parishioners who are leaving the church because they can no longer bear “the moral decay” in Cologne.

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2022

Emergency responders in the city of Solingen rescued about 130 people.

From Washington Post Jul. 15, 2021

Of the latter instrument P.C.S.S. has several pairs in his possession, all marked with the inscription "In Solingen."

From Notes and Queries, Number 41, August 10, 1850 by Various

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