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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Fläche

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈflɛçə/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Area/ˈeəriə/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #140 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Fläche des Raumes beträgt zwanzig Quadratmeter."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A region or part of a town, a country, or the world.

    "They live in a quiet residential area."
  2. 2

    The extent or measurement of a surface or piece of land.

    "The apartment has a total floor area of 80 square meters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'ārea', meaning 'vacant piece of ground, threshing floor, or bald space'. It entered English in the late 16th century, initially denoting an open space or courtyard, and later broadened to encompass any particular extent of surface or region.

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