Bremen

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See also: břemen

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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 Bremen (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Etymology

From German Bremen.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bremen

  1. The capital city of the state of Bremen, in northwest Germany, on the Weser river.
  2. A state of Germany, composed of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.
  3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
    2. A city in Haralson County and Carroll County, Georgia.
    3. A township in Cook County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
    5. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
    6. A town in German Township, Marshall County, Indiana.
    7. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas.
    8. A minor city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
    9. A town and village therein, in Lincoln County, Maine.
    10. A township in Pine County, Minnesota.
    11. An unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota.
    12. A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.

Translations

See also

Divisions of the Federal Republic of Germany in English (layout · text)
Area states: Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia
City states: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

The place name is from Old Saxon bremo (edge), referring to its location on a riverbank, sharing a common Germanic origin with Old Norse barmr (rim) (modern English brim).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bremen n (proper noun, genitive Bremens or (optionally with an article) Bremen)

  1. Bremen (the capital city of the state of Bremen, Germany)
  2. Bremen (a state of Germany)

See also

Divisions of the Federal Republic of Germany in German (layout · text)
Flächenländer: Baden-Württemberg · Bayern · Brandenburg · Hessen · Niedersachsen · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Rheinland-Pfalz · Saarland · Sachsen · Sachsen-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thüringen
Stadtstaaten: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Bremen.

Proper noun

Bremen

  1. Bremen (the capital city of the state of Bremen, Germany)
    Synonym: Brema
  2. Bremen (a state of Germany)