München

Meaning

  1. (neuter,proper-noun) Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)
  2. (neuter,proper-noun) A rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the city of Munich, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

Concepts

Munich

international for Munich

muc

Muenchen

Germany

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
Mün‧chen
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmʏnçən/
Etymology

From Middle High German Münichen (spelled Munichen initially), from münichen, dative plural of Middle High German münich (“monk”) (also spelled munich), from munichum, munichun, dative plural of Old High German munih (“monk”) (see Mönch).

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