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Definition of Essen

1. Noun. A city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr.

Definition of Essen

1. Proper noun. A large industrial city in Germany. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Essen

Literary usage of Essen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Francis Miltoun (1905)
"XXX Essen AND DORTMUND Essen Lying just to the eastward of the Rhine arc Essen ... The abbess of Essen was al ways a titled person, and was a member of the ..."

2. The Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1892)
"From Gladbach to Crefeld, Ruhrort, and Essen. ... 41 M. Altendorf. 42 M. Essen, see Baedeker's Northern Germany. ..."

3. Northern Germany as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1904)
"12 M. Essen (*Rheinischer Hof, at the principal station; 'Berliner Hof, ... Essen is also a station on the Rhenish Railway from Düsseldorf to Dortmund (p. ..."

4. The Housing of the Unskilled Wage Earner: America's Next Problem by Edith Elmer Wood (1919)
"C. Essen Alfred Krupp began building dwellings for his employees at Essen in 1861, but the early efforts produced only barrack tenements of dreary aspect. ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1880)
"As there are no blast furnaces at Essen, the iron is melted in two Bessemer cupolas with fore-hearths; they melt 12J pounds of iron with 1 pound of coke. ..."

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