Aa·chen (ä k n, ä n) also Aix-la-Cha·pelle ( ks lä-sh-p l, ks-) A city of western Germany near the Belgian and Dutch borders. Charlemagne may have been born here in 742; he later made the city his northern capital. Population: 259,000. |
Aachen [ˈɑːkən (German) ˈaːxən]
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(Placename) a city and spa in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: the northern capital of Charlemagne's empire. Pop.: 243 600 (1999 est.) French name Aix-la-Chapelle
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| Noun | 1. |  Aachen - a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capitalDeutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 |
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