Kiel

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Kiel

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Borrowed from German Kiel, named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to the verb *kīnaną (“to crack, split”). Doublet of kill (“creek”).

proper noun

The capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. An international research team led by materials scientists from Kiel University (CAU) has now taken a major step toward practical applications.
A city in Calumet County and Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

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name city in Holstein, Germany

Deutsch	Kiel

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@misc{kiel_2026,
  title = {Kiel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kiel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}