Herne
[ hurn ]
/ hɜrn /
noun
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/,1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr region.
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Herne
/ (German ˈhɛrnə) /
noun
an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr on the Rhine-Herne Canal. Pop: 172 870 (2003 est)
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