Gebiet

Meaning

(neuter,strong) area, region
(neuter,strong) territory
(neuter,strong) a set with certain properties:
(neuter,strong) a set with certain properties:

Frequency

Hyphenated as

Ge‧biet

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡəˈbiːt/

Etymology

From Middle High German gebiet, gebiete (“jurisdiction; area of command”), from gebieten (“to command”). Compare Dutch gebied.

Cognate with Dutch

gebied

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Sentences

Das Gebiet ist sehr niederschlagsarm .

The area is very low in precipitation.

Dies ist die historische Flurbezeichnung für das Gebiet , in dem der See angelegt wurde .

This is the historical description for the area in which the lake was built, that was is a deep-lying floodplain of the River Leine.

Auch auf dem Gebiet der Soziologie forschte er
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.

He has also done work in the area of sociology.

Ihr Gebiet gehört heute größtenteils zum Landkreis Mittelsachsen in Sachsen .

Today, their territory largely belongs to the district of Mittelsachsen in Saxony.

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