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Pronunciation / Transliteration: eki
"私たちは時間通りに駅に到着しました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place where trains, buses, or other vehicles regularly stop to pick up or drop off passengers.
"We arrived at the train station just in time to catch our train." - 2
A place where a particular activity or service is based.
"The fire station is located just down the street from my house."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'statio' meaning 'a standing, post, or station', stemming from 'stare' ('to stand'). It entered Middle English via Old French, initially denoting a place where someone or something stands or is stationed, eventually expanding to transportation terminals and broadcasting facilities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Station" is said worldwide
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station
Transliteration: sta-syon
"Nous sommes arrivés à la station de train juste à temps."
Bahnhof
Transliteration: bahnhof
"Wir sind rechtzeitig am Bahnhof angekommen."
stazione
Transliteration: sta-tsyo-ne
"Siamo arrivati alla stazione in tempo."
estación
Transliteration: es-ta-syon
"Llegamos a la estación justo a tiempo."
estação
Transliteration: es-ta-sao
"Chegamos à estação a tempo."
स्टेशन
Transliteration: sṭeśan
"हम स्टेशन पर समय पर पहुंचे।"
车站
Transliteration: chēzhàn
"我们准时到达了车站。"
역
Transliteration: yeok
"우리는 제시간에 역에 도착했습니다."
駅
Transliteration: eki
"私たちは時間通りに駅に到着しました。"
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