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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

A spokesperson for police in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state - where Solingen is located - said the second arrest was made late on Saturday.

From BBC Aug. 24, 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

He brushed aside my remarks, "But we have also here is this very region Dortmund, Bochum, Witten, Duisburg, Krefeld, Dusseldorf, Solingen, Elberfeld and Barmen."

From The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War by D. Thomas Curtin

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