Bonn
[bɔn]
Definition
(noun.) a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989.
Edited by Harold--From WordNet
Examples
- He had spent a certain time at Bonn, at Berlin, and at Frankfurt. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Ne porty ploo--habit militair--bonn--bonny a voo, prenny dehors--were Jos's words--the coat and cap were at last his property. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- These same tubes have already been referred to as Geissler tubes, from the name of a young artist of Bonn who invented them. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I was a Lutheran once at Bonn--dear Bonn! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I was excessively happy at Bonn! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- At Coblentz we had a lovely time, for some students from Bonn, with whom Fred got acquainted on the boat, gave us a serenade. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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