Polyglot Dictionary

Allee

/aˈleː/

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

Forms

plural
die Alleen

Meaning

  1. avenue

    • Die Allee ist von Bäumen gesäumt.

      The avenue is lined with trees.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Boulevard

Close synonyms for a wide, tree-lined street — Boulevard is the direct loanword, Allee the native German term, often older or more rural-sounding.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

avenida

avenida is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "avenue."

Portuguese

avenida

avenida is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "avenue."

Practice

1 What does Allee mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist von Bäumen gesäumt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Allee?

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