Hameln

American

[hah-muhln] / ˈhɑ məln /

Also Hamelin

noun

a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Hameln British

/ ˈhaːməln /

noun

English name: Hamelin. an industrial town in N Germany, in Lower Saxony on the Weser River: famous for the legend of the Pied Piper (supposedly took place in 1284). Pop: 58 902 (2003 est)

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Police in Hameln said they were treating Sunday evening’s incident as an attempted killing.

From Seattle Times

Although Mr. Pommerening said a new apartment had been found for her and her children, the family moved this month to a larger nearby town, Hameln.

From New York Times

This is not the first time that Hamelin in Lower Saxony - called Hameln in Germany - has struggled with rats in recent years.

From BBC

Legend of the Pied Piper.—Hameln is famed as the scene of the myth of the piper of Hameln.

From Project Gutenberg

“We don’t want that,” Merkel told members of her Christian Democratic Union today in Hameln, Germany.

From BusinessWeek

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