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German
Etymology
Bürger + Pflicht. Compare Dutch burgerplicht.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bürgerpflicht f (genitive Bürgerpflicht, plural Bürgerpflichten)
- civic duty
- Ruhe ist die erste Bürgerpflicht ― keep calm and carry on
2023 October 22, Tanja Tricarico, quoting Frank-Walter Steinmeier, “Solidaritätsdemo in Berlin”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Der Schutz jüdischen Leben ist Staatsaufgabe, aber auch Bürgerpflicht. Attacken auf jüdische Synagogen sind keine Zeichen von Freiheit sie sind Straftaten.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Bürgerpflicht
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