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Colmar

American  
[kawl-mar, kawl-mahr] / kɔlˈmar, ˈkɔl mɑr /

noun

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


Colmar British  
/ kɔlmar /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The crowd in Colmar was predominantly – but not exclusively – white, and many said they were happy to be able to celebrate in a traditional way among friends.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Portuguese authorities said the brothers had been living with their mother in Colmar, in eastern France, while their father had limited and supervised visitation rights.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

Even accounting for a step-change in inflation-adjusted stock market trends following the Great Depression in the 1930s, real U.S. equity prices are still elevated and more than 1 standard deviation above trend, Colmar notes.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025

Behind most of the budding brands is a handful of manufacturers such as Colmar and Cosmax.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

In 1789, at the outbreak of the Revolution, the monastic buildings were laid in ruins, and, though the archives were rescued and removed to Colmar, the library perished.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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