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German
Etymology
From Ordnung (“order”) + -s- + Amt (“office”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoʁdnʊŋsˌ.amt/
- Hyphenation: Ord‧nungs‧amt
Noun
Ordnungsamt n (strong, genitive Ordnungsamtes or Ordnungsamts, plural Ordnungsämter)
- (municipal) public order office, municipal authority for code enforcement in Austria and Germany.
- Hypernym: städtische Behörde
Declension
Declension of Ordnungsamt
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