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name
The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A city and town in Minnesota, United States.
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noun
A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: eau de Cologne
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noun
Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A fragrance typically worn by a man as opposed to a woman, regardless of its concentration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, uncountable, usually
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verb
To scent with cologne.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cologne water, eau de cologne
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Broader terms: perfume, essence
noun
a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Koln
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
From Middle English Coloyne, from Old French Cologne, from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia (“colony”) comes from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from verb colo, colere (“till, cultivate, worship”). Doublet of Colonia, colony, and Köln, from German.
Ellipsis of eau de Cologne (French eau de Cologne), the name given to the original product in 1709. The success of the original Eau de Cologne inspired many imitators and it has become a genericized trademark. See Cologne. Doublet of colony
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