1) City 2) Metropolis 3) Urban center 
Solingen (ˈzoːlɪŋən) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and with a 2009 population of 161,366 is the second largest city in the Bergisches Land. It is a member of the regional authority of the Rhineland. Solingen is called the `City of....
[n] - a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery
noun a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery