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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

kiel

/kil/

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What does kiel mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  2. A city in Calumet County and Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

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IPA pronunciation

/kil/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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In Germany, Wasmuth, professor first at Rostock and afterward at Kiel, hurled his Vindiciae at the innovators.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
The vessel was eventually sold to the Danish Government, and used for carrying the mails between Kiel and Copenhagen.
Samuel SmilesMen of Invention and IndustryProject Gutenberg ebook #725
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Its ship, the Gauss, had been built at Kiel with the Fram as a model.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414
Balloon stations are dotted all over the country, including Heligoland and Kiel, while regular sections are attached to the Navy for operating captive balloons from warships.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
Michaelis of Kiel gives an instance in which he performed the same operation on a woman four times, with successful issues to both mother and children, despite the presence of peritonitis the last time.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747