Bergisch Gladbach

== German == === Etymology === See Gladbach (literally “sleek brook”). Bergisch was added to the official name to distinguish it from Mönchengladbach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbɛrɡɪʃ ˈɡlatbax/ Hyphenation: Ber‧gisch Glad‧bach === Proper noun === Bergisch Gladbach n (proper noun, genitive Bergisch Gladbachs or (optionally with an article) Bergisch Gladbach) a city, the administrative seat of Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district, Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Synonym: (informal) Gladbach ==== Derived terms ==== Bergisch Gladbacher ==== Related terms ==== Mönchengladbach