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Bottrop

American  
[bawt-rawp] / ˈbɔt rɔp /

noun

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


Bottrop British  
/ ˈbɔtrɔp /

noun

  1. an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Ruhr. Pop: 120 324 (2003 est)

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She had also been carrying a key that linked her to the German city of Bottrop, close to the Dutch border.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

While walking down the street in the West German city of Bottrop in 2015, a woman realized that she had attracted a furry stalker: a tiny red squirrel.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2021

The offenses took place in nearby Bottrop between 2012 and 2016.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2018

In keeping with this trend, just outside the small city of Bottrop a plant called Prosper-Haniel—one of the two last hard coal mines in Germany—has become the frontline of a renewables experiment.

From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2017

Church authorities have been alerted to two previously unknown potential victims in the northern town of Bottrop.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2010