Cologne

UK: 'cologne', 'Cologne': /kəˈləʊn/ US: /kəˈloʊn/ ,(kə lōn′)

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Cologne / kəˈləʊn/ noun

1. an industrial city and river port in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Rhine: important commercially since ancient times; university (1388). Pop: 965 954 (2003 est)
   German name: Köln

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co•logne /kəˈloʊn/   n. [uncountable]

1. mildly perfumed water;
   eau de Cologne. Also called Coˈlogne ˌwa•ter.

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co•logne  (kə lōn′), n. 

1. a mildly perfumed toilet water;
   eau de Cologne. Also called Cologne′ wa′ter. 

• short for Cologne water, made in Cologne since 1709

co•logned′, adj. 

Co•logne  (kə lōn′), n. 

1. Place Names a city in W Germany. 914,300. German, Köln. Formerly, Cöln. 

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cologne / kəˈləʊn/ noun

1. a perfumed liquid or solid made of fragrant essential oils and alcohol
   Also called: Cologne water, eau de Cologne

Etymology: 18th Century: Cologne water, from Cologne, where it was first manufactured (1709)