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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBuchhandlung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: booḱ-han-dlung
"Die neue Buchhandlung in der Stadt ist sehr schön."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A retail establishment that sells books.
"I love spending my weekends browsing in the local bookstore." - 2
A place where books are available for purchase or reading.
"The new bookstore in town has a cozy reading area."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bookstore' is a compound of 'book', derived from Old English 'bōc', meaning 'a written document', and 'store', from Old French 'estorer', meaning 'to place or store'. The combination reflects the function of a place where books are sold, evolving in usage since the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bookstore" is said worldwide
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librairie
Transliteration: lee-brair-ee
"J'aime visiter la librairie du coin."
Buchhandlung
Transliteration: booḱ-han-dlung
"Die neue Buchhandlung in der Stadt ist sehr schön."
libreria
Transliteration: lee-bre-ree-ah
"La libreria vicino a casa ha una vasta selezione di libri."
librería
Transliteration: lee-bre-ree-ah
"Me encanta pasar tiempo en la librería del barrio."
livraria
Transliteration: lee-vra-ree-ah
"A livraria local tem uma ótima seleção de livros."
पुस्तकालय
Transliteration: pustakalay
"मेरे शहर में एक नया पुस्तकालय खोला गया है।"
书店
Transliteration: shū diàn
"我喜欢在附近的书店里逛。"
서점
Transliteration: seojeom
"나는 동네 서점에서 시간을 보내는 것을 좋아한다."
書店
Transliteration: shoten
"近くの書店で本を探すのが好きです。"
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