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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Eindringling

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈaɪnˌdʁɪŋlɪŋ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Invader/ɪnˈveɪ.dər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Stadt bereitete sich auf die Verteidigung gegen die Eindringlinge vor."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or group that enters a country or region by force with the intention of conquering or occupying it.

    "The castle walls were built to protect the city from foreign invaders."
  2. 2

    An organism or agent, such as a plant, insect, or disease, that enters a new ecosystem or body and causes harm.

    "Biologists are working to control the spread of invasive plant invaders in the local wetland."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'invadere' (to assault, invade), combining 'in-' (into) and 'vadere' (to go). It entered Middle English via Old French 'invader' in the late 14th century, initially referring to military aggressors before expanding to biological and metaphorical contexts.

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