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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)

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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

Solingen - a city famous for its steel industry - has about 160,000 inhabitants.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 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

The Sword-slipper of Solingen In Solingen, where the forges rang to the making of sword-blades, many smiths had essayed to imitate the falchions of Damascus, their trenchant keenness and their wondrous golden inlaying.

From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Spence, Lewis