Krefeld
or Cre·feld
a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany, NW of Cologne.
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How to use Krefeld in a sentence
Loss of honor at Crefeld; loss of Louisburg and Codfishery: these are serious blows our enemy has had.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleGathered from listening to his experiences that one might have been in much worse places than Crefeld.
Servants of the Guns | Jeffery E. JefferyWhile waiting at Cologne station for our train for Crefeld, we were locked in a cell under the stairs of the station.
13 Days | John Alan Lyde CaunterCrefeld, a great centre of the silk industry, had suffered heavily by the entry of England into the war.
13 Days | John Alan Lyde CaunterThe barracks of the Crefeld Hussars, now wired in and used as a prison camp, are large and strongly built.
13 Days | John Alan Lyde Caunter
British Dictionary definitions for Krefeld
/ (ˈkreɪfɛld, German ˈkreːfɛlt) /
a city in Germany, in W North Rhine-Westphalia: textile industries. Pop: 238 565 (2003 est)
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