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AKEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aken mean?
• AKEN (noun)
The noun AKEN has 1 sense:
1. a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
Familiarity information: AKEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Aachen; Aix-la-Chapelle; Aken
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Aken" is a part of...):
Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
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