Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of west-central Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle Rivers southeast of Bonn. Founded as a Roman frontier station, the city was prominent during Carolingian times as a residence of Frankish kings.
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- proper noun
independent city inRhineland-Palatinate , Germany
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Examples
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The 5th Army was based in Koblenz, in the Rhineland, and was commanded by Major General Kronprinz Wilhelm von Preussen, the oldest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Crown Prince of the German Empire.
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An official in Koblenz, where the Moselle joins the Rhine, said the city was well prepared to cope with the swelling rivers.
Man Feared Dead As Melting Snow Floods Germany AP/The Huffington Post 2011
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On Friday the artist will sign a contract to buy the Mülheim-Kärlich reactor, a decommissioned nuclear power station near Koblenz, Germany.
Anselm Kiefer: 'art is difficult, it's not entertainment' 2011
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Nearly half the residents of the German city of Koblenz are being forced to leave their homes this weekend after the discovery of a 2-ton, unexploded World War II bomb, marking the biggest bomb-related evacuation in Germany's post-war history.
German City to Evacuate as 2-Ton Bomb Is Defused Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011
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On Friday the artist will sign a contract to buy the Mulheim-Karlich reactor, a decommissioned nuclear power station near Koblenz, Germany.
Anselm Kiefer: 'Art Is Difficult, It's Not Entertainment' | Art And Design | The Guardian The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Officials were watching flood levels on the Rhine river in the city of Koblenz on Monday that were expected to peak at 25 feet, 4 inches 7 meters, 70 centimeters, and some low-lying parts of the city were under water.
Man Feared Dead As Melting Snow Floods Germany AP/The Huffington Post 2011
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A World War II bomb was successfully defused after it forced the evacuation of about 45,000 residents of Koblenz, Germany.
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An official in Koblenz, where the Moselle joins the Rhine, said the city was well prepared to cope with the swelling rivers.
Man Feared Dead As Melting Snow Floods Germany AP/The Huffington Post 2011
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Officials were watching flood levels on the Rhine river in the city of Koblenz on Monday that were expected to peak at 25 feet, 4 inches 7 meters, 70 centimeters, and some low-lying parts of the city were under water.
Man Feared Dead As Melting Snow Floods Germany AP/The Huffington Post 2011
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On Friday the artist will sign a contract to buy the Mulheim-Karlich reactor, a decommissioned nuclear power station near Koblenz, Germany.
Anselm Kiefer: 'Art Is Difficult, It's Not Entertainment' | Art And Design | The Guardian The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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