Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of western Germany near the Belgian and Dutch borders. Charlemagne may have been born here in 742; he later made the city his northern capital.
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- proper noun A city in
North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany .
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- noun a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
Etymologies
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Examples
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Bloomberg News Car tires are seen stacked at the Continental factory in Aachen, Germany, on Jan. 6, 2010.
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Anyone who has not yet grasped this fact deserves to wear the dunce's cap - Valéry Giscard, President of the EU Convention, speech in Aachen accepting the Charlemagne Prize for European integration, 29th May 2003.
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Anyone who has not yet grasped this fact deserves to wear the dunce's cap - Valéry Giscard, President of the EU Convention, speech in Aachen accepting the Charlemagne Prize for European integration, 29th May 2003.
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Also, the World Equestrian Games are underway in Aachen, Germany.
USATODAY.com - Phelps shakes off disappointment of merely winning
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A pre-Olympic performance became crucial for McDonald and Brentina this month in Aachen, Germany, at the World Equestrian Festival, the sport's biggest annual event.
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European Villages for refugees, the first in Aachen, one in
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Valéry Giscard D'Estaing, President of the EU Convention, speech in Aachen accepting the Charlemagne Prize for European integration, 29th May 2003.
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This time they make their way to the land of the Franks and to Charlemagne's court, visiting a muddy and still village-like Paris of 803 AD and the glittering Aix la Chapelle aka Aachen, capital of the new "Holy Roman Empire".
"Raven: Sons of Thunder" by Giles Kristian (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu)
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This time they make their way to the land of the franks and to Charlemagne court, visiting a muddy and still village-like Paris of 800 AD and the glittering Aix la Chapelle aka Aachen the glittering capital
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This time they make their way to the land of the franks and to Charlemagne court, visiting a muddy and still village-like Paris of 800 AD and the glittering Aix la Chapelle aka Aachen the glittering capital
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