Winsen

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German Winhûsen. The second element is -sen, contraction of -husen, equivalent to High German -hausen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪnzən/, [ˈvɪn.zn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Win‧sen

Proper noun[edit]

Winsen n (proper noun, genitive Winsens or (optionally with an article) Winsen)

  1. A town, the administrative seat of Harburg district, Lower Saxony. Official name: Winsen (Luhe)
  2. A municipality of Celle district, Lower Saxony. Official name: Winsen (Aller)
  3. A municipality of Segeberg district, Schleswig-Holstein