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Aken

UK/ˈeɪkən/ US/ˈeɪkʌn/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From Old English ācennan or gecennan, equivalent to a- + cennan (“to give birth to”).

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