Bremen

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English

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Etymology

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From German Bremen.

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Bremen

  1. The capital city of the state of Bremen, in northwest Germany, on the Weser river.
  2. A state of Germany, composed of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.
  3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
    2. A city in Haralson County and Carroll County, Georgia.
    3. A township in Cook County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
    5. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
    6. A town in German Township, Marshall County, Indiana.
    7. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas.
    8. A minor city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
    9. A town and village therein, in Lincoln County, Maine.
    10. A township in Pine County, Minnesota.
    11. An unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota.
    12. A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.

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Divisions of the Federal Republic of Germany in English (layout · text)
Area states: Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia
City states: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg

German

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Etymology

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The place name is from Old Saxon bremo (edge), referring to its location on a riverbank, sharing a common Germanic origin with Old Norse barmr (rim) (modern English brim).

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Proper noun

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Bremen n (proper noun, genitive Bremens or (optionally with an article) Bremen)

  1. Bremen (the capital city of the state of Bremen, Germany)
  2. Bremen (a state of Germany)
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Divisions of the Federal Republic of Germany in German (layout · text)
Flächenländer: Baden-Württemberg · Bayern · Brandenburg · Hessen · Niedersachsen · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Rheinland-Pfalz · Saarland · Sachsen · Sachsen-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thüringen
Stadtstaaten: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Bremen.

Proper noun

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Bremen

  1. Bremen (the capital city of the state of Bremen, Germany)
    Synonym: Brema
  2. Bremen (a state of Germany)