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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Zweibettzimmer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsvaɪˌbɛtˌtsɪmɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Twin room/ˈtwɪn ruːm/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Zweibettzimmer hat einen Blick auf den Garten."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A hotel bedroom that is furnished with two separate single beds for two people.

    "We booked a twin room for the two nights we will be staying at the hotel."
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Synonyms (1)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'twin', originating from Old English 'twinn' meaning 'two together or a pair' (from Proto-Germanic), and 'room', derived from Old English 'rūm' meaning 'space, scope, or chamber'. The specific collocation emerged in the hospitality and tourism industry during the 20th century to designate guest accommodations furnished specifically with two separate single beds.

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