Polyglot Dictionary

Bündnis

/ˈbʏntnɪs/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bündnisse

Meaning

  1. alliance

    • Die Länder schlossen ein Bündnis.

      The countries formed an alliance.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Allianz

Allianz is a more formal term for alliance, used in international relations or business; Bündnis is the more everyday political word, like an alliance of parties.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

alianza

alianza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "alliance."

French

alliance

alliance is the French word for the same thing — both mean "alliance."

Practice

1 What does Bündnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Länder schlossen ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bündnis?

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