Essen

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛsən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(es′ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Es•sen  (es′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley. 623,000.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Essen / ˈɛsən/
  1. a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: the leading administrative centre of the Ruhr; university. Pop: 589 499 (2003 est)
'Essen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Mülheim an der Ruhr - Wattenscheid - coessential - eat - essential - essential amino acid - essential hypertension - essential oil - essentialism - essentialize - inessential - preessential - quasi-essential - subessential - transessentiate - unessential

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