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Einwohner
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German
Alternative forms
de Inwohner archaic except in regional and historic senses
Etymology
Alteration of older de Inwohner, from de gmh inwoner, gmh innewoner. Equivalent to de inne- / de ein- wohnen -er. Compare the verb de innewohnen and nl inwoner.
Pronunciation
de /ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnər/ [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌvoː.nɐ] [-ˌʋoː-]
de De-Einwohner.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m in
inhabitant anyone who lives or dwells in something, especially a country, region, settlement
de preferred with houses, institutions Bewohner
de Diese Stadt hat 50.000 Einwohner. This town has 50,000 inhabitants.
de generally _ obsolete still _ biblical an inhabitant without the full rights of a citizen; now used in the form de Inwohner in historic terminology
de Bürger
Lutherbibel, 1. Mose 23:4
de Ich bin ein Fremder und Einwohner bei euch. I am a stranger and sojourner among you.
Declension
m
Derived terms
de einwohnerarm
de einwohnerreich
de Einwohnerzahl
Related terms
de wohnen
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