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Solingen

Solingen

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A city in western Germany that makes knives and other cutting tools
  • proper noun
: Solingen
  • The most prized blades in the past were those from Toledo in Spain and from Solingen in Germany.
  • Solingen, Germany
  • Solingen blades

Examples

  • A few months later, five people were killed when Nazi set fire to a house in Solingen, and again children who were among the dead.

    CompleX (2021)

  • Toledo steel usually bears the mark "Carlos V," whereas the Solingen blades bear the "Wolf of Passau" mark, which the Tuareg refer to as "the Lion."

    Academic text (2006)

  • "Foreign policy is the product of the clash between inward-oriented nationalists and outward-leaning internationalists (or what I term economic nationalists and free traders) (Solingen 1998, 64)

    Academic text (2004)

  • Even Solingen's (2007) argument about inward-facing states favoring nuclear proliferation includes only North Korea and four Middle Eastern states that alternated between US and Soviet patronage during the Cold War.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Wusthof is a famous knife manufacturer based in Solingen, Germany.

  • Many chefs prefer knives made in Solingen due to their exceptional quality.

  • The city of Solingen is known for its long history of producing high-quality cutlery.

Surface Forms

Solingen main

Etymology

The word Solingen is the name of a German city famous for making knives and other blades. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Solingen as 'the city of blades', because its name now stands for high-quality cutlery and edged tools.