Siegen

[ zee-guhn ]

/ ˈzi gən /

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noun

a city in North Rhine–Westphalia in W Germany, on the Sieg River.

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Words nearby Siegen

siècle, siècle d'or, Siegbahn, siege, siege mentality, Siegen, Siege Perilous, siege piece, Siegfried, Siegfried Line, Sieg heil

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How to use Siegen in a sentence

George Stout crawled through the wall opening and into a room even he, who had been at Siegen and Merkers, never imagined.
The Real Monuments Men: The Coronation Chamber of Hitler|Robert Edsel|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rubens was sent to prison, and thereafter banished to Siegen, where his wife joined him.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
But the process was, as a matter of fact, communicated to him by a German soldier, Ludwig von Siegen.
Rupert Prince Palatine|Eva Scott
Lafayette, the Prince de Nassau-Siegen, and other noblemen appealed instantly in his favor.
Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence Vol. 2 of 2|Elizabeth S. Kite

After his birth, his father was set free in Siegen and allowed to go back to the city in which he had misbehaved himself.
Pictures Every Child Should Know|Dolores Bacon
He went to the little village of Siegen, in western Germany, where his illustrious son was born on June 29th, 1577.
Great Artists, Vol 1.|Jennie Ellis Keysor

British Dictionary definitions for Siegen

Siegen

/ (ˈsiːɡən) /

noun

a city in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: manufacturing centre; birthplace of Rubens. Pop: 107 768 (2003 est)

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