Bingen

[ bing-uh n ]

/ ˈbɪŋ ən /

Hildegard vonHildegard of BingenSibyl of the Rhine,1098–1178, German nun, healer, writer, and composer.

a town in W Germany, on the Rhine River: whirlpool; tourist center.

Example sentences from the Web for bingen

The bogey of Bingen, a rapping ghost of 856, is duly chronicled; he also threw stones.

Cock Lane and Common-Sense |Andrew Lang
Within an hour after we left the Ritterstein, we were crossing the bridge that leads into Bingen.

A Residence in France |J. Fenimore Cooper
What could it have been that had wrought such a change, for on leaving Bingen the wine was sweet and good?

Over the Plum Pudding |John Kendrick Bangs
Between this point and Bingen, the Rhine makes its passage through the mountains.

Down the Rhine |Oliver Optic

Assmanhausen, which gives such an excellent red wine, is on the opposite bank to Bingen and a little below it.

The Gourmet's Guide to Europe |Algernon Bastard

Bingen

/ (ˈbɪŋən) /

a town in W Germany on the Rhine: wine trade and tourist centre. Pop: 24 716 (2003 est)