Wilhelmshaven

English

Etymology

From German Wilhelmshaven.

Proper noun

Wilhelmshaven

  1. A city and port in Lower Saxony, Germany.

German

Etymology

From Wilhelm +‎ -s- +‎ Hafen (“harbour”), founded in 1869 and named after Wilhelm I of Prussia. The archaic v-spelling by analogy with Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɪlhɛlmsˈhaːfən/
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Proper noun

Wilhelmshaven n (proper noun, genitive Wilhelmshavens or (optionally with an article) Wilhelmshaven)

  1. Wilhelmshaven (an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany)
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