Bonn (b n, bôn) A city of west-central Germany on the Rhine River. Founded as a Roman garrison in the first century a.d., it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990. In 1991 Berlin was designated the official seat of the reunified German government, but some government offices remained in Bonn until 1999. Population: 314,000. |
Bonn [bɒn (German) bɔn]
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(Placename) a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Rhine: the former capital (1949-90) of West Germany; university (1786). Pop.: 304 100 (1999 est.)
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| Noun | 1. | Bonn - a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989 Deutschland, 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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