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Cologne

name
/kəˈloʊn//kəˈləʊn/UK

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.

  1. derived from Colōnia Agrippīna
  2. derived from Cologne
  3. inherited from Coloyne

Definitions

  1. The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.

    • Roads on either side of the river Rhine will be closed as authorities seal off the large evacuation zone. The Unesco World Heritage Cologne Cathedral sits just outside the area.

  2. A city and town in Minnesota, United States.

  3. A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.

    • You stink of too much cologne.
    • He wore some aftershave or cologne that gave him a heavy, nasty, sweet scent.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus,…

      Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.

    2. A fragrance typically worn by a man as opposed to a woman, regardless of its…

      A fragrance typically worn by a man as opposed to a woman, regardless of its concentration.

    3. To scent with cologne.

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Derived

cologned

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA