Bonn

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    The (West) German government. historical, metonymically
  3. 3
    A locality in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia

Example

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"The city of Bonn just invented the "hookermeter", to tax prostitutes who cruise its sidewalks, and I just invented the word for that."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bonn.

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north rhine westphaliawest germany

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