Karlsruhe

== English == === Etymology === From German Karl + Ruhe ("rest"), after Charles III William of Baden-Durlach. === Proper noun === Karlsruhe An independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the former capital of Baden. A rural district surrounding the city in Baden-Württemberg. A minor city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. == German == === Alternative forms === Carlsruhe (obsolete) === Etymology === From Karl +‎ -s- +‎ Ruhe, literally “Charles’s rest”, after Charles III William of Baden-Durlach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaɐ̯lsˌʁuːə/ Hyphenation: Karls‧ru‧he === Proper noun === Karlsruhe n (proper noun, genitive Karlsruhes or (optionally with an article) Karlsruhe) an independent city in Baden-Württemberg a rural district of Baden-Württemberg, surrounding but not including the city of Karlsruhe, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat (metonymic) the court that rules on cases concerning the Grundgesetz, Germany's equivalent of a constitution, which is situated in said city (historical) one of the four districts of the Grand Duchy of Baden ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Karlsruher Karlsruherin ==== Related terms ==== Karlshafen, Karlsbad, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Karlstadt, Karlstein Friedrichsruh, Einruhr, Kaisersruh