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Köln

American  
[kœln] / kœln /

noun

  1. German name of Cologne.


Köln British  
/ kœln /

noun

  1. the German name for Cologne

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Keith Jarrett improvised his celebrated 1975 live album, “The Köln Concert,” on a defective piano.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

I meditate before I start, and I cannot move my hand to paint without music: Keith Jarrett’s “The Köln Concert,” Mozart and Beethoven, Brandi Carlile and Joni Mitchell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024

Supporters of FC Köln sing a song to the tune of Runrig’s Loch Lomond before each match.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024

But Harrell’s “The Köln Concert,” which had its New York debut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Thursday, doesn’t start with Jarrett.

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

"I'm from Köln, but I've lived in Würzburg since I was little."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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