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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHauptbahnhof
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈhaʊ̯ptˌbaːnhoːf
"Wir treffen uns am Hauptbahnhof."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The principal or most important railway station in a city or metropolitan area.
"We met under the grand clock at the central station before boarding our train." - 2
A main hub or coordinating center for a public transportation network.
"The bus terminal connects directly to the city's central station for easy transfers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English 'central', originating from Latin 'centralis' meaning 'of or belonging to a centre', combined with 'station', from Latin 'statio' meaning 'a standing position'. The combined term refers historically to the principal railway terminus in a city or region.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Central Station" is said worldwide
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gare centrale
Transliteration: ɡaʁ sɑ̃.tral
"Le train pour Paris part de la gare centrale."
Hauptbahnhof
Transliteration: ˈhaʊ̯ptˌbaːnhoːf
"Wir treffen uns am Hauptbahnhof."
stazione centrale
Transliteration: statˈtsjoːne tʃenˈtrale
"La stazione centrale è molto affollata oggi."
estación central
Transliteration: estaˈsjon senˈtral
"El metro llega hasta la estación central."
estação central
Transliteration: iʃtaˈsɐ̃w̃ sẽˈtɾaw
"A estação central fica no centro da cidade."
केंद्रीय स्टेशन
Transliteration: kendrīya stēśan
"हम केंद्रीय स्टेशन पर मिलेंगे।"
中央火车站
Transliteration: zhōngyāng huǒchēzhàn
"请问中央火车站怎么走？"
중앙역
Transliteration: jung-ang-yeok
"우리는 중앙역에서 만났습니다."
中央駅
Transliteration: chūō-eki
"列車はまもなく中央駅に到着します。"
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