Herne
[hurn] /hɜrn/
noun
1.
James A(hern)
[uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
2.
a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr region.
/German ˈhɛrnə/
noun
1.
an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr on the Rhine-Herne Canal. Pop: 172 870 (2003 est)
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