See Also: gest(1)(dictionary)
gest(2)(dictionary)
gest(3)(dictionary)
gest(4)(dictionary)
Koblenz(tourism)
Koblenz(encyclopedia)
Koblenz flights(tourism)
Koblenz car rental(tourism)
Koblenz airports(tourism)
Koblenz doctors(health)

gest(3) (iou) and Koblenz (sh)


gest(3) (iou)



gest noun1. Also jest. See also JEST noun. ME.
[Old French geste, jeste from Latin gesta actions, exploits, use as noun of neut. pl. of pa. pple of gerere bear, carry, carry on, perform.]
I.
A (heroic) deed or exploit, esp. as narrated or recorded; in pl., actions, conduct. arch. ME.
Orig., a story, esp. a romance, in verse. Later also, a prose romance or tale. obsolete exc. Hist. ME.
II. See JEST noun II.

Koblenz (sh)




or Coblenz ancient Confluentes

City (pop., 2002 est.: 107,730), western Germany.

Situated at the junction of the Rhine and Moselle rivers, it was founded by the Romans in 9 BC. It was a Frankish royal seat in the 6th century AD and was chartered as a city in 1214. The French occupied the city in 1794, and it passed to Prussia in 1815. After World War I, Koblenz was the seat of the Inter-Allied Control Commission for the Rhineland (1919-29). Devastated in World War II, it has since been restored. It is a centre for the German Wine trade; Other Industries include tourism and the manufacture of furniture, clothing, and chemicals.