Polyglot Dictionary

Expedition

/ɛkspeˈdiːtsi̯oːn/

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 Expeditionen

Meaning

  1. expedition

    • Die Expedition führte in die Arktis.

      The expedition led to the Arctic.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Exkursion

Exkursion is a shorter, often educational excursion or field trip; Expedition is a longer, more ambitious journey into unknown or difficult territory.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

expedición

expedición is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "expedition."

Portuguese

expedição

expedição is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "expedition."

Practice

1 What does Expedition mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ führte in die Arktis.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Expedition?

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