Umschlagplatz

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German

Etymology

From Umschlag +‎ Platz.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Um‧schlag‧platz

Noun

Umschlagplatz m (strong, genitive Umschlagplatzes, plural Umschlagplätze)

  1. (transport) terminal
  2. (historical, Nazism) Umschlagplatz (train station used to collect Polish Jews during the Holocaust)

Declension

Declension of Umschlagplatz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Umschlagplatz die Umschlagplätze
genitive eines des Umschlagplatzes der Umschlagplätze
dative einem dem Umschlagplatz, Umschlagplatze1 den Umschlagplätzen
accusative einen den Umschlagplatz die Umschlagplätze

1Now rare, see notes.

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