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Munster 1 of 2
geographical name (1)
Mun·ster
ˈmən(t)-stər 
province of southwestern Ireland bordering on the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic area 9316 square miles (24,168 square kilometers), population 1,246,000
Münster
2 of 2geographical name
Mün·ster
ˈmən(t)-stər
ˈmu̇n(t)-,
ˈmᵫn-
city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany population 289,576
Note: Münster was formerly the capital of Westphalia.
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