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Judengasse
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German
Alternative forms
de Jüdengasse obsolete outside toponyms
Etymology
de :af Jude<t:Jew> -n- Gasse<t:alley, lane>
From de Jude Jew -n- Gasse alley, lane.
Pronunciation
de /ˈjuːdənˌɡasə/
de De-Judengasse.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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an alley, lane where mostly Jews lived; a ghetto (or part of it)
Usage notes
Lanes called de Juden-/Jüdengasse/-straße often have their names from medieval times and do not necessarily indicate a Jewish neighbourhood in the more recent past. (An extreme example is the Jodenstraat in Maastricht (NL), which has borne this name since at least the 13th century although there is no historical indication of a Jewish presence.)
Declension
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Related terms
de Judenstraße
de Judenviertel
de Judaism