Bergisch Gladbach

German

Etymology

See Gladbach (literally “sleek brook”). Bergisch was added to the official name to distinguish it from Mönchengladbach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌbɛrɡɪʃ ˈɡlatbax/
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Hyphenation: Ber‧gisch Glad‧bach

Proper noun

Bergisch Gladbach n (proper noun, genitive Bergisch Gladbachs or (optionally with an article) Bergisch Gladbach)

A city, the administrative seat of Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district, Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Synonym: (informal) Gladbach

Derived terms

Bergisch Gladbacher

Related terms

Mönchengladbach

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