Wilhelmshaven
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Wilhelmshaven.
Proper noun[edit]
Wilhelmshaven
- An independent town and port in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Translations[edit]
town in Lower Saxony
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Wilhelm + -s- + Hafen (“harbour”), founded in 1869 and named after Wilhelm I of Prussia. The Low German v-spelling is by analogy with Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Wilhelmshaven n (proper noun, genitive Wilhelmshavens or (optionally with an article) Wilhelmshaven)
- Wilhelmshaven (an independent town and port in Lower Saxony, Germany)
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