Quartier

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Etymology

Borrowed from French quartier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvaʁˈtiːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
  • (file)

Noun

Quartier n (strong, genitive Quartiers, plural Quartiere)

  1. accommodation, quarters
  2. (especially Switzerland) quarter, district, quartal, neighborhood of a city
    Synonyms: Viertel, Quartal
    • 2023 October 11, Hendrik Uffmann, “In diesem Bielefelder Stadtteil wird Wasser zum Anziehungspunkt”, in Westfalen-Blatt Paywall:
      Weil es einer der Ankerpunkte im Quartier ist, wurde dazu zunächst das FZZ Baumheide komplett umgebaut.
      It being an anchoring place in the quarter, first the FZZ Baumheide has been revamped.

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Further reading

  • Quartier” in Duden online
  • Quartier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Quartier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon