Bonn

American  

[bon, bawn] / bɒn, bɔn /

noun

1. a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.

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Bonn British  

/ bɒn, bɔn /

noun

1. a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Rhine: the former capital (1949–90) of West Germany; university (1786). Pop: 311 052 (2003 est)

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Bonn Cultural  

1. Former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany and still home to most of the German government's bureaucracy, located in the western part of Germany, on the Rhine River.

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The Constitution for West Germany was drafted in Bonn after World War II. Bonn became West Germany's capital in 1949 and reunified Germany's capital in 1990, but it has since lost that distinction to Berlin.

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"Using this method, we have directly converted red blood cell precursors into neural stem cells," explains Prof. Dr. Oliver Brüstle, director of the Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology at the University Hospital of Bonn.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Six years ago, 26 rare reptiles - 10 of them dead - smuggled inside parcels of toys and sweets from Mexico, were found by customs officials at Cologne Bonn Airport.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Keeping Beethoven lively will be her mission as Bonn and the world mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death in 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The trust built up between Bonn and Moscow eased the path to German reunification after the collapse of the Eastern bloc in 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

And Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube, respectively of University College London and the University of Bonn, first put the history of the great Mutal-Kaan war together in 1996.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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