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Gelsenkirchen

Pronunciation: /ˈgɛlz(ə)nˌkɪəx(ə)n, ˌgɛlznˈkɪrçn/

Definition of Gelsenkirchen

an industrial city in western Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia north-east of Essen; population 266,800 (est. 2006).

Gelsenkirchen in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Gelsenkirchen in the US English dictionary

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