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Köln

American  
[kœln] / kœln /

noun

  1. German name of Cologne.


Köln British  
/ kœln /

noun

  1. the German name for Cologne

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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

Born in Göttingen, Germany, he joined the period instrument ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln as a harpsichordist in 1983.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2023

She is also from Köln, the city where I was born, and she knew my parents.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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