Karlsruhe
Meaning
- An independent city in Baden-Württemberg
- A rural district of Baden-Württemberg, surrounding but not including the city of Karlsruhe, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
- The court that rules on cases concerning the Grundgesetz, Germany's equivalent of a constitution, which is situated in said city.
- One of the four districts of the Grand Duchy of Baden
Hyphenated as
Karls‧ru‧he
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkaɐ̯lsˌʁuːə/
Etymology
From Karl + -s- + Ruhe, literally “Charles’s rest”, after Charles III William of Baden-Durlach.
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