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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sṭeśan
"हम स्टेशन पर समय पर पहुंचे।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place where trains, buses, or other vehicles regularly stop to pick up or drop off passengers.
"We arrived at the train station just in time to catch our train." - 2
A place where a particular activity or service is based.
"The fire station is located just down the street from my house."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'stationed' is derived from the Middle English 'stacioun', which comes from the Latin 'statio', meaning 'a standing' or 'position'. The term evolved through Old French 'estacion', reflecting the concept of being placed or set in a specific location.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Station" is said worldwide
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station
Transliteration: sta-syon
"Nous sommes arrivés à la station de train juste à temps."
Bahnhof
Transliteration: bahnhof
"Wir sind rechtzeitig am Bahnhof angekommen."
stazione
Transliteration: sta-tsyo-ne
"Siamo arrivati alla stazione in tempo."
estación
Transliteration: es-ta-syon
"Llegamos a la estación justo a tiempo."
estação
Transliteration: es-ta-sao
"Chegamos à estação a tempo."
स्टेशन
Transliteration: sṭeśan
"हम स्टेशन पर समय पर पहुंचे।"
车站
Transliteration: chēzhàn
"我们准时到达了车站。"
역
Transliteration: yeok
"우리는 제시간에 역에 도착했습니다."
駅
Transliteration: eki
"私たちは時間通りに駅に到着しました。"
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