Aachen

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Aachen

/ˈɑː.kən/
/ˈɑː.xən/
/ˈɑːkən/ UK
/ˈɑkən/ US
/ˈɑxən/

Rhymes with -ɑːkən

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Aachen, from Middle High German Āchen, from Old High German Āhha, from Proto-West Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂.

proper noun

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe.
Similar: Aix-la-Chapelle

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name city in North Rhine-Westphalia

Español	Aquisgrán
한국어	아헨 ahen
日本語	アーヘン Āhen
中文	亞琛 /亚琛 Yàchēn, 阿亨 Āhēng
हिन्दी	आख़न āxan
Português	Aquisgrano, Aachen
Français	Aix-la-Chapelle
Deutsch	Aachen
Italiano	Aquisgrana
Ελληνικά	Άαχεν Áachen
Română	Aachen
Русский	А́хен Áxen
العربية	آخِن ʔāḵin
עברית	אאכן Aachen

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@misc{aachen_2026,
  title = {Aachen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aachen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}