Polyglot Dictionary

Legitimität

/leɡitimiˈtɛːt/

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. legitimacy

    • Die Legitimität der Regierung wurde angezweifelt.

      The government's legitimacy was questioned.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Echtheit

Echtheit is authenticity — whether something is genuine, not a fake; Legitimität is legitimacy — whether something is lawful or properly justified.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

legitimidad

legitimidad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "legitimacy."

Practice

1 What does Legitimität mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ der Regierung wurde angezweifelt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Legitimität?

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