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Erlanger

Erlanger proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Erlanger

  1. A surname from German.
  2. A city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States, named after financiers Emile Erlanger & Co.

Origin of Erlanger

Borrowed from German Erlanger.

Words formed from Erlanger

  • Erlanger Spur

Questions about Erlanger

What does Erlanger mean?
Erlanger means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Erlanger?
Erlanger is a proper noun.

Words near Erlanger in the dictionary

  1. erl-king
  2. erl-kings
  3. Erlandson
  4. Erlandsons
  5. erlang
  6. Erlanger
  7. Erlanger's gazelle
  8. Erlanger's gazelles
  9. erlangs
  10. Erlanson
  11. Erlbaum

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