Cologne

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

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From French Cologne, from Latin Colonia Agrippina, ‘Agrippine Colony’, a settlement founded by Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero. Latin colonia ‘colony’ comes from colonus ‘farmer’, from colere ‘to cultivate’, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kwel.

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Singular Cologne

Plural -

Cologne

1. A city in northwestern Germany on the Rhine River.

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• Köln

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin Colonia Agrippina, ‘Agrippine Colony’, a settlement founded by Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero. Latin colonia ‘colony’ comes from colonus ‘farmer’, from colere ‘to cultivate’, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kwel.

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Cologne f.

1. Cologne

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• eau de Cologne