Bahn

Pronunciation: /baːn/

“Bahn” is a German word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

route, trail
railway/railroad or rail transport
A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane
orbit
lap

proper noun

Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors.

Etymology

From Middle High German ban, from Old High German *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *banō. Cognate with Luxembourgish Bunn, Dutch baan.

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