Polyglot Dictionary

Überbevölkerung

/ˈyːbɐbəˌfœlkəʀʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. overpopulation

    Built from über (over) + Bevölkerung (population).

    • Überbevölkerung setzt die natürlichen Ressourcen unter Druck.

      Overpopulation puts pressure on natural resources.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • über over
  • Bevölkerung population

Practice

1 What does Überbevölkerung mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ setzt die natürlichen Ressourcen unter Druck.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Überbevölkerung?

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