Polyglot Dictionary

Diktatur

/dɪktaˈtuːɐ̯/

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 Diktaturen

Meaning

  1. dictatorship

    • Das Land war lange eine Diktatur.

      The country was a dictatorship for a long time.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Tyrannei

Diktatur is the formal political-science term for a dictatorship; Tyrannei is tyranny, emphasizing the cruelty of the rule rather than its formal structure.

Similar in other languages

French

dictature

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

Portuguese

ditadura

ditadura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dictatorship."

Practice

1 What does Diktatur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Land war lange eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Diktatur?

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