cologne

CEFRB1

/kəˈləʊn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A type of lightly scented perfume.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A city and town in Minnesota, United States.

Examples

  • Cologne Cathedral is the largest gothic cathedral of the Germanic countries.

  • I'm going to Mainz and then to Cologne next year.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Also pronounced

  • /kəˈloʊn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.

  2. 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.

  3. A fragrance typically worn by a man as opposed to a woman, regardless of its concentration.

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In context

  • Cologne lies on the Rhine.

  • You stink of too much cologne.

  • Roads on either side of the river Rhine will be closed as authorities seal off the large evacuation zone. The Unesco World Heritage Cologne Cathedral sits just outside the area.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.