Colmar

[ French kawl-mar; German kawl-mahr ]

/ French kɔlˈmar; German ˈkɔl mɑr /

noun

a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.

Definition for colmar (2 of 2)

Haut-Rhin

[ oh-ran ]

/ oʊˈrɛ̃ /

noun

a department in NE France. 1354 sq. mi. (3505 sq. km). Capital: Colmar.

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Examples from the Web for colmar

Misset left his wife at Colmar, but returned every twenty-four hours himself.
Clementina|A.E.W. Mason
The place of honour at the top of the table at the Colmar inn was not in these days assumed by Madame Faragon.
The Golden Lion of Granpere|Anthony Trollope
George Voss made no answer, but having found his horse and his gig, drove himself off to Colmar.
The Golden Lion of Granpere|Anthony Trollope
Another church in Colmar has a good open-work and very light turret rising from the middle of the length of its roof.
Brick and Marble in the Middle Ages|George Edmund Street

He was going to Colmar on the morrow with a horse and small cart, and would take with him what clothes he had ready.
The Golden Lion of Granpere|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for colmar (1 of 2)

Colmar

/ (French kɔlmar) /

noun

a city in NE France: annexed to Germany 1871–1919 and 1940–45; textile industry. Pop: 65 136 (1999)German name: Kolmar

British Dictionary definitions for colmar (2 of 2)

Haut-Rhin

/ (French orɛ̃) /

noun

a department of E France in Alsace region. Capital: Colmar. Pop: 722 692 (2003 est). Area: 3566 sq km (1377 sq miles)

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