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bonn
/bɑn/
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What does bonn mean?
proper noun
- An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany.
- A locality in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia
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proper noun
- (historical) The (West) German government.
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IPA pronunciation
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We thought ourselves transported to the Euganean mountains in the Vicentin, or the banks of the Rhine near Bonn.
By the bye, a Bonn man, Dr. Bleek, called here with ‘Grüsse’ from our old friends, Professor Mendelssohn and his wife.
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The quality of statistics from eastern Germany remains poor; Bonn is still trying to bring statistics for the region in line with West German practices.
Professor of Botany in the University of Bonn.