an industrial town in N Germany, in Lower Saxony on the Weser River: famous for the legend of the Pied Piper (supposedly took place in 1284). Pop: 58 902 (2003 est)
English name: Hamelin /ˈhæməlɪn ˈhæmlɪn/
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Ha•meln
(hä′məln),USA pronunciation n.
- a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. 55,580.
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