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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital

Etymology

From Old English ācennan or gecennan, equivalent to a- + cennan (“to give birth to”).

Synonyms

Aachen, Aix-la-Chapelle

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