Ansiedlung

German

Etymology

From ansiedeln +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌziːtlʊŋ/, [ˈʔanˌziːtlʊŋ]
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  • Hyphenation: An‧sied‧lung

Noun

Ansiedlung f (genitive Ansiedlung, plural Ansiedlungen)

  1. settlement (newly established colony; a place or region newly settled)
    Noch war das Dorf nur eine winzige Ansiedlung inmitten dunkelster Wälder, aber hier sollte noch Geschichte geschrieben werden!
    The village was still just a tiny settlement surrounded by dark forests, but history would be written here!

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