Why is it der Münchener?

Münchener ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -er
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Longer form of: Münchner

[1] längere Form von: Münchner

Examples

Ole

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Münchener die Münchener
Genitiv des Müncheners der Münchener
Dativ dem Münchener den Münchenern
Akkusativ den Münchener die Münchener

Pronunciation

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