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Karlsruhe
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English
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Etymology
From en de Karl + Ruhe ("rest"), after Charles III William of Baden-Durlach.
Proper noun
en independent city s/Baden-Württemberg c/Germany ; former capital c/Baden.
en rural district surrounding the city in s/Baden-Württemberg.
en minor city co/McHenry County s/North Dakota c/USA.
en eponyms
German
de:+ (Begriffsklärung)
Alternative forms
de Carlsruhe obsolete
Etymology
From de Karl -s- Ruhe Charles’s rest, after Charles III William of Baden-Durlach.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkaɐ̯lsˌʁuːə/
de De-Karlsruhe.ogg
de De-Karlsruhe2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Karls ru he
Proper noun
toponym
de independent city s/Baden-Württemberg
de rural district s/Baden-Württemberg ;, surrounding but not including the city of Karlsruhe, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
de metonym the court that rules on cases concerning the de Grundgesetz, Germany's equivalent of a constitution, which is situated in said city
de historical one of the four districts of the Grand Duchy of Baden
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Karlsruher
de Karlsruherin
Related terms
de Karlshafen, de Karlsbad, de Karl-Marx-Stadt, de Karlstadt, de Karlstein
de Friedrichsruh, de Einruhr, de Kaisersruh