Colmar

American  

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

noun

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

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

There is Eric Girardin, for instance, at La Maison des Tetes in Colmar, near Strasbourg, who began his working life as an electrical engineer.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

The fatal shooting in Colmar prompted a group of demonstrators to march to the local police station carrying pictures of the dead victim.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022

To the Countess Alfieri he had, already in 1784, introduced the Countess of Albany, whom she invited to stay with her on her passage through Asti as she returned from Colmar into Italy.

From The Countess of Albany by Lee, Vernon