Cologne

== English == === Alternative forms === Collen, Cologn (obsolete) Köln (rare) === Etymology === From Middle English Coloyne, from Old French Cologne, from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia (“colony”) comes from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from verb colo, colere (“till, cultivate, worship”). Doublet of Colonia, colony, and Köln, from German. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈloʊn/ Rhymes: -oʊn (Early Modern) IPA(key): /ˈkʊlɛn/, /ˈkʊlɪn/ === Proper noun === Cologne The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River. A city and town in Minnesota, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== Cologner ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === El Congo == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French Cologne, Coloigne, from Latin colōnia (“colony”) in Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.lɔɲ/ === Proper noun === Cologne f Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany) ==== Derived terms ==== eau de Cologne