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Gelsenkirchen
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English
Proper noun
en city s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany.
German
de:
Etymology
From de gml Gelstenkerken, gml Geilistirinkirkin
First attested as Geilistirinkirkin in 1150.
Pronunciation
de /ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪrçən/ [ˌɡɛl.zn̩ˈkɪɐ̯.çn̩] [-zŋ̍-] [-zən-] [-kɪʁ̞-] [-çən] locally [ˌɡel.zŋ̍ˈkiɐ̯.çn̩]
de De-Gelsenkirchen.ogg
de De-Gelsenkirchen2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Gel sen kir chen
Proper noun
toponym
de independent city r/Ruhr Area s/North Rhine-Westphalia in western c/Germany Gelsenkirchen
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Gelsenkirchener
de Gelsenkirchenerin
Related terms
de Geilenkirchen, de Garmisch-Partenkirchen
de terms suffixed with -kirchen