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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Hausnummer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: haʊsˌnʊmɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Home number/ˈhoʊm ˌnʌm.bɚ/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wie lautet Ihre Hausnummer?"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The numerical designation assigned to a specific residential building or apartment within a street address.

    "Please make sure to include your home number on the delivery form."
  2. 2

    The telephone number associated with a person's permanent residential landline.

    "You can reach my parents directly at their home number in the evenings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English 'hām' (meaning village, estate, or home) and the Middle English 'nombre' (from Latin 'numerus' via Old French). Historically formed in the 19th century as urban residential addressing systems became standardized in growing industrial municipalities.

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