🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

格拉

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Gé lā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gera/ˈdʒiː.rə/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"格拉是德国图林根州的城市。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany, located on the White Elster river.

    "Gera is known for its beautiful architecture and rich industrial history."
  2. 2

    A biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament as a descendant of Benjamin.

    "In biblical genealogies, Gera is listed among the sons or descendants of Benjamin."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the proper noun Gera, an ancient historical name appearing in Semitic and Germanic contexts. In the context of the specific German phonological IPA representation, it refers to the city of Gera in Thuringia, Germany, whose name originates from Slavic roots meaning a place of gravel or stony terrain.

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