Polyglot Dictionary

Eigenständigkeit

/ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌʃtɛndɪçkaɪ̯t/

die 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

Meaning

  1. independence

    • Die Region will ihre Eigenständigkeit bewahren.

      The region wants to preserve its independence.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Unabhängigkeit

Unabhängigkeit is the more common general word for independence, political or personal; Eigenständigkeit leans more toward autonomy and self-reliance, like a department's independence within an organization.

Similar in other languages

French

indépendance

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

Portuguese

independência

independência is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "independence."

Practice

1 What does Eigenständigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Region will ihre ___ bewahren.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Eigenständigkeit?

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