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Vinony

Essen

proper noun

  1. city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛsən/

name

Etymology: From the German city and surname, often confused with essen (“eating”), but this is not related. The city's oldest name, Astnide, could be related to Old High German asc (“ash tree”). The surname is from the city.

  1. A major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.
  2. A surname from German.