Polyglot Dictionary

Bezirk

/bəˈtsɪʁk/

der 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 Bezirke

Meaning

  1. district

    • Er lebt im zweiten Bezirk.

      He lives in the second district.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

stadtteil

Stadtteil specifically means a city district or neighborhood; Bezirk is more general, an administrative district, which can be larger, like a county.

viertel

Viertel is more casual or colloquial, like a specific neighborhood with its own vibe; Bezirk is more official or administrative — both mean "district."

Similar in other languages

French

district

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

Portuguese

distrito

distrito is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "district."

Practice

1 What does Bezirk mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er lebt im zweiten ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bezirk?

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