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Solingen

American  
[zoh-ling-uhn] / ˈzoʊ lɪŋ ən /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr region.


Solingen British  
/ ˈzoːlɪŋən /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: a major European centre of the cutlery industry. Pop: 164 543 (2003 est)

"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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In another room, a 14-year-old tabby cat named Milo, dropped off by his owner on Jan. 7, poked his paw through his crate, wanting pets from Gaby Solingen, a volunteer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Solingen - a city in North Rhineland-Westphalia famous for its steel industry - has about 160,000 inhabitants.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024

Kurzbach, mayor of the town of Solingen in the archdiocese, said he knows of several long-time parishioners who are leaving the church because they can no longer bear “the moral decay” in Cologne.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Emergency responders in the city of Solingen rescued about 130 people.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021

During the latter end of his career at Cologne, Soter had also an establishment at Solingen, where he printed “several works of a description which rendered too hazardous their publication in the former city.”

From Printers' Marks A Chapter in the History of Typography by Roberts, W. (William)

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