Definitions for aix-la-chapelle
ɛks la ʃaˈpɛl; Eng. ˈɛks lɑ ʃɑˈpɛlaix-la-chapelle

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1. Aachen, Aken, Aix-la-Chapellenoun

   a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital

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1. aix-la-chapelle

   Aachen ( AH-khən; German: [ˈaːxn̩] (listen); Aachen dialect: Oche [ˈɔːxə]; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle;) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th-largest city of Germany. It is the westernmost city in Germany, and borders Belgium and the Netherlands to the west, the triborder area. It is located between Maastricht (NL) and Liège (BE) in the west, and Bonn and Cologne in the east. The Wurm River flows through the city, and together with Mönchengladbach, Aachen is the only larger German city in the drainage basin of the Meuse. Aachen is the seat of the City Region Aachen (German: Städteregion Aachen). Aachen developed from a Roman settlement and thermaecode: lat promoted to code: la (bath complex), subsequently becoming the preferred medieval Imperial residence of Emperor Charlemagne of the Frankish Empire, and, from 936 to 1531, the place where 31 Holy Roman Emperors were crowned Kings of the Germans. One of Germany's leading institutes of higher education in technology, the RWTH Aachen University (Rheinisch-Westfälisch Technische Hochschule Aachencode: deu promoted to code: de ), is located in the city. Its university hospital Uniklinikum Aachen is Europe's largest single-building hospital. Aachen's industries include science, engineering and information technology. In 2009, Aachen was ranked eighth among cities in Germany for innovation. The regional dialect spoken in the city is a Central Franconian, Ripuarian variant with strong Limburgish influences from the dialects in the neighbouring Netherlands. As a Rhenish city, Aachen is one of the main centres of carnival celebrations in Germany, along with Cologne, Mainz and Düsseldorf. The culinary specialty for which the city is best known is Aachener Printen, a type of gingerbread.

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1. aix-la-chapelle

   Aix-la-Chapelle, also known as Aachen, is a city in western Germany near the Belgian and Dutch borders. It was a residence of Charlemagne, and later the place of coronation for German kings. It is also known for its cathedral and its technical university. The Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, a treaty ending the War of Austrian Succession, was signed in this city in 1748.

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1. aix-la-chapelle

   (Ger. Aachen). A district in the Prussian province of the Lower Rhine. Here Charlemagne was born in 742, and died in 814. The city was taken by the French in 1792; retaken by the Austrians in 1793; by the French 1794; reverted to Prussia 1814. Congress held by the sovereigns of Austria, Russia, and Prussia, assisted by ministers from England and France, at Aix-la-Chapelle, and convention signed October 9, 1818.

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1. Aix-la-Chapelle

   The Aquis Granum of the Romans, famous for its baths. Hence the German name Aachen, expressive of many springs. The place is also noted for its many churches; the cathedral, which grew out of the original chapel, contains the shrine of Charlemagne.

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   The numerical value of aix-la-chapelle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of aix-la-chapelle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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