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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Privatbesitz

Pronunciation / Transliteration: privatbesitz

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Private-property/ˈpraɪ.vət ˈprɒp.ə.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Zaun um das Haus markierte deutlich die Grenzen des Privatbesitzes."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Land or belongings that are owned by an individual or a group, not accessible to the public.

    "The fence around the house clearly marked the boundaries of the private property."
  2. 2

    A legal term referring to the rights of ownership and control over a specific piece of land or goods.

    "The law protects private property from unauthorized use by others."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'privatus' (restricted to an individual, apart from the state) and 'proprietas' (property, ownership), combined to designate assets owned by individuals or corporate entities rather than the government. The term evolved through Middle English and legal philosophy during the Enlightenment to establish foundational economic rights in capitalist systems.

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10 Global Lexicons: How "Private-property" is said worldwide

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🇫🇷French → English

Propriété privée

Transliteration: propriété privée

"La clôture autour de la maison marquait clairement les limites de la propriété privée."

🇩🇪German → English

Privatbesitz

Transliteration: privatbesitz

"Der Zaun um das Haus markierte deutlich die Grenzen des Privatbesitzes."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Proprietà privata

Transliteration: proprietà privata

"La recinzione attorno alla casa segnava chiaramente i confini della proprietà privata."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Propiedad privada

Transliteration: propiedad privada

"La cerca alrededor de la casa marcaba claramente los límites de la propiedad privada."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Propriedade privada

Transliteration: propriedade privada

"A cerca ao redor da casa marcava claramente os limites da propriedade privada."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

निजी संपत्ति

Transliteration: niji sampatti

"घर के चारों ओर की बाड़ ने निजी संपत्ति की सीमाएँ स्पष्ट रूप से चिह्नित कीं।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

私有财产

Transliteration: sīyǒu cáichǎn

"房子周围的围栏清楚地标出了私有财产的界限。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

사유 재산

Transliteration: sayu jaesan

"집 주위의 울타리는 사유 재산의 경계를 명확히 표시했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

私有財産

Transliteration: shiyuuzaisan

"家の周りのフェンスは私有財産の境界を明確に示していました。"

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