Siedlung

/ˈziːdlʊŋ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Siedlungen

Meaning

  1. settlement, housing estate

    • Die Siedlung liegt am Stadtrand.

      The housing estate is on the edge of town.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Kolonie

Close — both describe a settled community.

Ortschaft

Close — both describe a small settled place.

Similar in other languages

English

village

Close — a settlement relates to a village.

French

colonisation

Close — a settlement relates to colonization.

Practice

1 What does Siedlung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ liegt am Stadtrand.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Siedlung?

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