Münster

[ myn-stuh r ]

/ ˈmün stər /

noun

a city in NW Germany: treaty of Westphalia 1648.

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British Dictionary definitions for münster (1 of 3)

münster

/ (ˈmynstə) /

noun

a variant of muenster

British Dictionary definitions for münster (2 of 3)

Münster

/ (German ˈmynstər) /

noun

a city in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Dortmund-Ems Canal: one of the treaties comprising the Peace of Westphalia (1648) was signed here; became capital of Prussian Westphalia in 1815. Pop: 269 579 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for münster (3 of 3)

Munster

/ (ˈmʌnstə) /

noun

a province of SW Republic of Ireland: the largest of the four provinces and historically a kingdom; consists of the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford. Capital: Cork. Pop: 1 100 614 (2002). Area: 24 125 sq km (9315 sq miles)

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