Masculine
Bezirk
Sentences
Meaning
district, borough (formal administrative division)
Concepts
borough
part of town
Districts of Switzerland
informal settlement
squatter settlement
city district
Synonyms
Amtsbezirk
Marginalsiedlung
Gebietskörperschaft
Gerichtsbezirk
Armenviertel
Häusergruppe
Verwaltungseinheit
informelle Siedlung
Baufeld
Gemeindegebiet
Stadtgegend
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈt͡sɪʁk/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German bezirc, from be- + zirc, from Latin circus, itself from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “circle, ring”).
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