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Kiel

Kiel proper noun: the capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Proper noun

Kiel

  1. The capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
    • An international research team led by materials scientists from Kiel University (CAU) has now taken a major step toward practical applications.2021 November 15, “Nanomaterial 'aerographene' used to create extremely powerful pumps”, in Phys.org, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2025
  2. A city in Calumet County and Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Kiel meaning in Marathi

Kiel in Marathi

city in Holstein, Germany
कील kīl

Origin of Kiel

Borrowed from German Kiel, named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to the verb *kīnaną (“to crack, split”). Doublet of kill (“creek”).

Words formed from Kiel

Questions about Kiel

What does Kiel mean?
Kiel means the capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
What is Kiel in Marathi?
Kiel in Marathi is कील (kīl). See Kiel meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Kiel?
Kiel is a proper noun.

Words near Kiel in the dictionary

  1. Kiehls
  2. Kiehn
  3. Kiehns
  4. Kiekefretter
  5. kiekie
  6. Kiel
  7. kielbasa
  8. kielbasas
  9. kielbasi
  10. kielbasis
  11. kielbasy

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