Cloppenburg

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after a former local castle which was first attested in 1297 and destroyed in 1716.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔpənˌbʊʁk/, [ˈklɔpn̩ˌbʊʁk]
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  • Hyphenation: Clop‧pen‧burg

Proper noun[edit]

Cloppenburg n (proper noun, genitive Cloppenburgs or (optionally with an article) Cloppenburg)

  1. Cloppenburg (a town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany)

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