Altona
[ ahl-toh-nah ]
noun
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
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How to use Altona in a sentence
It will thus be seen that the source of supply to Altona is the worst of the three.
History of Sanitation | John Joseph CosgroveOn the other hand, at Altona, which is continuous with Hamburg, the water was filtered through sand.
In all other respects the conditions were identical, yet in Altona only 328 persons died, against 8605 in Hamburg.
The orders were proper for the first battalion, which marches on to Altona today; but for us it seemed needless.
At Plattsburg | Allen FrenchAnother city adjoins it called Altona, the park of which and the environs are the favourite Sunday lounge of the Hamburgers.
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