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U-Bahn.

underground railway; subway

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʔuːbaːn/
  1. underground railway; subway

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Short for Untergrundbahn ("underground railway"), but note that the first German underground, in Berlin, was initially called an Unterpflaster-Bahn ("underpavement railway"). Not to be confused with U-Straßenbahn (short for Undergrundstraßenbahn; in English known as premetro).

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