Bremen

From German Bremen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪmən/, /ˈbɹɛmən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪmən, -ɛmən

Bremen

1. The capital city of the state of Bremen, in northwest Germany, on the Weser river.
2. A state of Germany, composed of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.
3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371, Saskatchewan, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
   2. A city in Haralson County and Carroll County, Georgia.
   3. A township in Cook County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
   5. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
   6. A town in German Township, Marshall County, Indiana.
   7. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas.
   8. A minor city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
   9. A town and village therein, in Lincoln County, Maine.
   10. A township in Pine County, Minnesota.
   11. An unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota.
   12. A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.

The place name is from Old Saxon bremo (“edge”), referring to its location on a riverbank, sharing a common Germanic origin with Old Norse barmr (“rim”) (modern English brim).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁeːmən/

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Bremen n (proper noun, genitive Bremens or (optionally with an article) Bremen)

1. Bremen (the capital city of the state of Bremen, Germany)
2. Bremen (a state of Germany)

• Bremer
• bremisch
• Bremerhaven

• Brema (adapted form)

Unadapted borrowing from German Bremen.

Bremen ?(sometimes proscribed)

1. Bremen (the capital city of the state of Bremen, Germany)
2. Bremen (a state of Germany)

• The Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings or partial calques) if these are established in the language. As such, the form Brema is preferred.