No. 2,180 in German
bottrop
"Bottrop" is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
In a sentence
Bottrop liegt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland.
Bottrop is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Here, 'Bottrop' is used as the proper noun referring to the city itself.
Ich habe Bottrop letzte Woche besucht.
I visited Bottrop last week.
In this sentence, 'Bottrop' again serves as the name of the city that was visited, functioning as the direct object in the verb phrase.
Der Kohlenbergbau hatte eine große Bedeutung in Bottrop.
Coal mining had great importance in Bottrop.
'Bottrop' is applied as the geographical location associated with the historical activity mentioned.
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