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cologne
[ kuh-lohn ]
/ kəˈloʊn /
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noun
a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.
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Also called Cologne water.
Origin of cologne
Short for Cologne water, made in Cologne since 1709
OTHER WORDS FROM cologne
co·logned, adjectiveWords nearby cologne
colobus, colocate, colocynth, colog, cologarithm, cologne, Cologne brown, colombard, Colomb-Béchar, Colombes, Colombia
Other definitions for cologne (2 of 2)
Cologne
[ kuh-lohn ]
/ kəˈloʊn /
noun
a city in W Germany.
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British Dictionary definitions for cologne (1 of 2)
cologne
/ (kəˈləʊn) /
noun
a perfumed liquid or solid made of fragrant essential oils and alcoholAlso called: Cologne water, eau de Cologne
Word Origin for cologne
C18: Cologne water, from Cologne, where it was first manufactured (1709)
British Dictionary definitions for cologne (2 of 2)
Cologne
/ (kəˈləʊn) /
noun
an industrial city and river port in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Rhine: important commercially since ancient times; university (1388). Pop: 965 954 (2003 est)German name: Köln
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Cultural definitions for cologne
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