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Es⋅sen

[es-uhn]
–noun
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley. 623,000.
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Es·sen   (ěs'ən)   
A city of west-central Germany near the confluence of the Ruhr and Rhine rivers north of Cologne. Founded in the ninth century, it is a major iron and steel center that was largely rebuilt after heavy bombing during World War II. Population: 583,000.
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