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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesestação
Pronunciation / Transliteration: estaˈsãw
"Vou esperar por você na estação de trem."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A railway station where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers and cargo.
"Wir müssen zum Bahnhof eilen, um den Zug nicht zu verpassen." - 2
A central hub or terminal for public transportation networks.
"Der Hauptbahnhof ist das wichtigste Verkehrszentrum der Stadt."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the German words 'Bahn' (track, path, railway) and 'Hof' (courtyard, farm, yard), originating in the mid-19th century with the expansion of the railway network. It originally referred to the courtyard or station area where trains stopped and passengers gathered.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bahnhof" is said worldwide
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gare
Transliteration: ɡaʁ
"Nous allons à la gare en taxi."
Bahnhof
Transliteration: ˈbaːnˌhoːf
"Der Zug fährt in den Bahnhof ein."
stazione
Transliteration: statˈtsjoːne
"La stazione ferroviaria è molto affollata oggi."
estación
Transliteration: estaˈsjon
"El tren llegó puntualmente a la estación."
estação
Transliteration: estaˈsãw
"Vou esperar por você na estação de trem."
स्टेशन
Transliteration: stēśan
"हम समय पर स्टेशन पहुँच गए।"
火车站
Transliteration: huǒchēzhàn
"火车站离这里不远。"
기차역
Transliteration: gicharyeok
"기차역에서 친구를 만났습니다."
駅
Transliteration: eki
"次の駅で降ります。"
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