Köln

American  

[kœln] / kœln /

noun

1. German name of Cologne.

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Köln British  

/ kœln /

noun

1. the German name for Cologne

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Example Sentences

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

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

From BBC

Ahead of Steve Clarke’s men taking on Switzerland in their second match at the home of Köln in Cologne, football commentator Derek Rae explains why the German fans adopted the Scottish tune.

From BBC

Kent Nagano was leading the period-instrument ensemble Concerto Köln in concert performances of Mozart’s “Idomeneo” in 2016 when one musician suggested he come back for more, and with new repertoire.

From New York Times

Each year until then, Nagano and the Concerto Köln — with the addition of Dresdner Festspielorchester for “Die Walküre” — are touring installments of their historically informed “Ring” operas: last year, “Das Rheingold,” and now “Die Walküre.”

From New York Times