Tante-Emma-Laden

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German

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Etymology

Tante (“aunt”) +‎ Emma +‎ Laden (“shop”)

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Noun

Tante-Emma-Laden m (strong, genitive Tante-Emma-Ladens, plural Tante-Emma-Läden)

Tante-Emma-Laden
  1. mom-and-pop grocery store, mom-and-pop convenience store
    • 2008, Hans Ulrich Wehler, Deutsche Gesellschaftsgeschichte: Bundesrepublik und DDR 1949–1990, C. H. Beck, →ISBN, page 77:
      Allerdings konnte sich mancher Tante-Emma-Laden als Informationsbörse und sozialer Knotenpunkt des Viertels weiter halten.
      However, many a mom-and-pop grocery store was able to continue on as an information exchange and social crossroads of the neighborhood.
    • 2010, Doreen Flegel, Versorgungsnot im ländlichen Raum?, GRIN Verlag, →ISBN, page 71:
      Da der Tante-Emma-Laden von einem Ehepaar geführt wird, welches in den nächsten Jahren ins Rentenalter kommt, sind diese sehr bemüht einen Geschäftsnachfolger zu finden.
      Since the mom-and-pop grocery store is run by a married couple who will be retiring in the next few years, they are making a great effort to find a successor for the business.

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