Hildesheim

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Etymology[edit]

From Old High German Hiltinesheim and Old Saxon Hildeneshem, from the personal name Hildin, Hildini (from Proto-West Germanic *hildi (battle)), plus Heim (home).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪldəsˌhaɪ̯m/
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Proper noun[edit]

Hildesheim n (proper noun, genitive Hildesheims or (optionally with an article) Hildesheim)

  1. Hildesheim (a city and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany)

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