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

This “provides a potential ominous warning about the road ahead,” says Colmar.

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

Colmar in the wine-making Alsace region, known for its pretty timber-framed houses and canals, saw car fires and a bank was “a little bit touched,” says Mayor Eric Straumann.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 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

The human bones found in the loess of the Rhine, near Colmar, were two fossilized fragments of the skull.

From A Manual of the Antiquity of Man by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)