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Kreis.

circle

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/kʁaɪ̯s/
  1. circle

    masculine · strong
  2. range, scope

    figuratively · masculine · strong
  3. a type of territorial administrative division, district

    masculine · strong
  4. a group of people united by a common interest

    masculine · strong
  5. cycle

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German kreiȥ, from Old High German kreiȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *krait, from Proto-Germanic *kraitaz. Compare the semantic development of the descendants of Proto-Slavic *krajь (eg. Czech kraj, Russian край (kraj)), *okrǫgъ (eg. Polish okręg, Serbo-Croatian okrug).

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