Aachen

[ ah-kuhn; German ah-khuhn ]

/ ˈɑ kən; German ˈɑ xən /

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noun

a city in western Germany: coronation city of German kings 936–1531.

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French Aix-la-Cha·pelle

[eks-la-sha-pel; English eyks-lah-shah-pel] /ɛks la ʃaˈpɛl; English ˌeɪks lɑ ʃɑˈpɛl/ .

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How to use Aachen in a sentence

Unsurprisingly, his cult centers were often focused on areas with thermal and mineral springs, with the most famous one pertaining to Aquae Granni, which was later known as Aachen – the royal center of the later Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne.
15 Powerful Ancient Celtic Gods and Goddesses|Dattatreya Mandal|June 24, 2022|Realm of History
More than 8,000 men—some were boys—are buried here, killed in battles in the Netherlands or Aachen.
A Shifting Landscape of Sacrifice|Peter Eisinger|May 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
To distract them, he got out his Baedeker and turned its pages absently until he came to Aachen.
The Girl from Alsace|Burton Egbert Stevenson
"The fact that she joined you at Aachen seemed most suspicious," the inspector pointed out.
The Girl from Alsace|Burton Egbert Stevenson

At Aachen a hostile demonstration took place at our expense.
The Better Germany in War Time|Harold Picton
Others say that that of Aachen is iron, and the Italian silver, and give elaborate reasons why it should be so.
The Holy Roman Empire|James Bryce
But Albert, proud of his achievements in Aachen, refused to pause in his career.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I.|John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for Aachen

Aachen

/ (ˈɑːkən, German ˈaːxən) /

noun

a city and spa in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: the northern capital of Charlemagne's empire. Pop: 256 605 (2003 est)French name: Aix-la-Chapelle

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