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Schienenstrang
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German
Etymology
de :af Schiene -n- Strang
de Schiene -n- Strang
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃiːnənˌʃtʁaŋ/
de De-Schienenstrang.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
de dated or literary rail transport stretch of railway track
de w:de:Charly Niessen 1966 In dieser Stadt w:Hildegard Knef Eines Morgens stand ich dann am Bahnsteig, / an dem Schienenstrang zur grossen Welt, / und ich wusste plötzlich auf dem Bahnsteig, / dass mich nichts in dieser Stadt mehr hält One morning had me standing on the platform, / by the tracks out into the wide world, / and suddenly I knew, there, on the platform, / that there was nothing keeping me in this town anymore
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
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