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Nachbarschaft
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German
Etymology
de :af Nachbar -schaft
de Nachbar -schaft
Pronunciation
de /ˈnaxba(ːɐ̯)ʃaft/ [ˈnaχbaːɐ̯ʃaft] [ˈnaχbaʃaft]
de De-Nachbarschaft.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
neighbourhood
de Gibt es hier viele Hunde in der Nachbarschaft? Are there many dogs in the neighbourhood?
neighbourship
de Gute Nachbarschaft ist mir wichtig. Good neighbourship is important to me.
proximity
de Die Fabriken liegen in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft zu einem Naturschutzgebiet. The factories are in the immediate proximity of a nature sanctuary.
Usage notes
neighbourhood The German word is not commonly used to mean a part of a town or city (for which see de Viertel, de Gegend). One’s Nachbarschaft are just the houses, or streets at most, that are closest to one’s own dwelling.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Nachbarschaftsduell
de Nachbarschaftsstreit
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