Münster

Meaning

Noun

minster (large, originally monastic church)

Name

1. (neuter,proper-noun) Münster (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
2. (historical,neuter,proper-noun) Münster (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
3. (neuter,proper-noun) A municipality of Bavaria, Germany
4. (neuter,proper-noun) A municipality of Hesse, Germany
5. (neuter,proper-noun) A municipality of Tyrol, Austria
6. (neuter,proper-noun) Munster (a municipality of Alsace, France)

Name

a surname

Hyphenated as

Müns‧ter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʏnstɐ/

Etymology

From Middle High German münster, from Old High German munistiuri (8th century), from Vulgar Latin *monisterium, from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Cognate with English minster and the doublet monastery, and Sicilian misteri.

Sentences

Nach einer Banklehre studierte er Rechtswissenschaften in Münster , Heidelberg , Bonn , Genf , Berlin und Kiel .

After an apprenticeship in banking, he studied law in Münster, Heidelberg, Bonn, Geneva, Berlin and Kiel.