Munster

less common spelling of muenster

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“Munster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Munster. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Geographical Definition

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geographical name (1)

Mun·​ster ˈmən(t)-stər How to pronounce Munster (audio)
province of southwestern Ireland bordering on the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic area 9316 square miles (24,168 square kilometers), population 1,246,000

Münster

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geographical name

Mün·​ster ˈmən(t)-stər How to pronounce Münster (audio)
ˈmu̇n(t)-,
ˈmᵫn-
city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany population 289,576

Note: Münster was formerly the capital of Westphalia.

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