die Stadt

noun [ʃtat]

Translation

city, town, centre, center

Some translations were made by AI and may be inaccurate.

Meanings

  1. city, town — a mostly larger, civil, centralized, delimited settlement, often historically endowed with city rights

    In Deutschland gibt es kleine und große Städte.
    In Germany, there are small and large cities.

  2. city, town — the population of a city

    Die ganze Stadt war auf den Beinen.
    The whole city was on its feet.

  3. colloq. city, town — the administration or government of a city

    Die Stadt sollte endlich etwas gegen die Schlaglöcher unternehmen.
    The city should finally do something about the potholes.

  4. colloq. centre, center — the economic or cultural center of a city

    Kommst du heute Abend mit in die Stadt?
    Are you coming into town tonight?

Declension

SingularPlural
Nominativdie Stadtdie Städte
Genitivder Stadtder Städte
Dativder Stadtden Städten
Akkusativdie Stadtdie Städte

Synonyms

  • City
  • Zentrum
  • Innenstadt
  • Stadtverwaltung
  • Stadtzentrum
  • Stadtmitte

Contrasting words

  • Land
  • Dorf
  • Vorort
  • Wohngebiet

Same root

  • Stadtrat
  • städtisch
  • Stadtteil
  • Stadtverwaltung
  • Stadtzentrum
  • Stadtrand
  • Stadtgebiet
  • Stadtwerk
  • Stadtmauer
  • Stadtgrenze
  • Stadtplan
  • Stadtpark

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