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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of west-central Germany on the Rhine River. Founded as a Roman garrison in the first century AD, it is noted as the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770) and was the capital of West Germany (1949–1990).
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- proper noun A city in the state of
North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany , which was the former capital ofWest Germany
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- noun a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
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BONN/LONDON (Reuters) -- Delegates from 175-nations agreed on two extra sessions of UN climate control talks this year at the end of a tortuous meeting in Bonn that presaged big battles ahead over the non-binding Copenhagen Accord.
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BONN/LONDON (Reuters) -- Delegates from 175-nations agreed on two extra sessions of UN climate control talks this year at the end of a tortuous meeting in Bonn that presaged big battles ahead over the non-binding Copenhagen Accord.
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BONN/LONDON (Reuters) - Delegates from 175-nations agreed on two extra sessions of U.N. climate control talks this year at the end of a tortuous meeting in Bonn that presaged big battles ahead over the non-binding Copenhagen Accord.
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We also used what we call the Bonn Group of concerned countries, to bring together Germany, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, the United States to build a common approach to Afghanistan.
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They walk together to the American Embassy in Bonn Germany and cut lines by flashing his US passport to the guards and they were wisked in.
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Born in Bonn, Germany – part of the Holy Roman Empire – Beethoven was a composer most famous for his intense symphonies.
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A small printer in Bonn published both books in 1805 and Bulwark Publications translated and published them in English by 1842.
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They walk together to the American Embassy in Bonn Germany and cut lines by flashing his US passport to the guards and they were wisked in.
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They walk together to the American Embassy in Bonn Germany and cut lines by flashing his US passport to the guards and they were wisked in.
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They walk together to the American Embassy in Bonn Germany and cut lines by flashing his US passport to the guards and they were wisked in.
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