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Aachen

geographical name
Aa·​chen | \ ˈä-kən, -ḵən\
variants: or French Aix-la-Chapelle \ ˌāks-​ˌlä-​shä-​ˈpel , ˌeks-​ \

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city in western Germany near the borders with Belgium and the Netherlands population 241,861

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