Tanzverbot

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German

Etymology

tanzen (to dance) +‎ Verbot (ban, interdiction)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtan(t)s.fərˌboːt/, /-fɛr-/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: Tanz‧ver‧bot

Noun

Tanzverbot n (strong, genitive Tanzverbotes or Tanzverbots, plural Tanzverbote)

  1. a ban on dancing; an interdiction to dance
  2. (specifically, Germany) a legal ban on public events involving dance, such as discotheques and rock concerts, in force on certain religious holidays, including e.g. Good Friday
    • 2023 April 7, Jan-Paul Koopmann, “Partystimmung wegen Jesus: Auf Höllenfahrt im Spackenexpress”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Ich weiß nicht, ob Junge Liberale gegen das Tanzverbot an Karfreitag mobilisieren. Es ist auch nicht so wichtig. Sonst hätte ich’s im Internet nachgeschlagen oder notfalls noch einen ihrer Pressekasper angerufen, um zu fragen, ob und warum gerade hier nicht oder eben doch.
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