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53 words
German word
Bebauung
Pronunciation
IPA/bəˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ/
Meaning
- feminine nounbuilding
Example
Für die Bebauung des Geländes ist eine Genehmigung nötig.
A permit is required to build on the site.
More examples
Die dichte Bebauung reduziert die Anzahl verfügbarer Grünflächen.
The dense built-up area reduces the number of available green spaces.
Core concept
An aerial view of a town showing where buildings cluster tightly, stand far apart, or leave open ground between them.
Common phrases
dichte Bebauung
dense built-up area
städtische Bebauung
urban development
Similar words
Baugebiet: A designated area intended for construction or residential development.
Bauland: A plot or tract of land suitable for construction.
Bebauungsplan: A legal plan regulating building locations and permitted uses in a specific area.
Bebauungsdichte: A measure of how densely buildings occupy a given area.
Definition in German
Die Art und Dichte, wie ein Gebiet mit Gebäuden bebaut ist, also Struktur und Besiedelung.
Word origin
The noun Bebauung comes from bebauen, meaning to build on or develop land, and uses the productive German suffix -ung for an action or its result.
Usage tips
- In planning language, Bebauung often appears with genitive phrases such as 'die Bebauung des Geländes' for the land being developed.
Other meanings
- developmentnoun
- built-up areanoun
Opposites
- Freiflächeopen spacenoun
Related words
- bebauendevelopverb
- bebautbuilt-upadjective
- Bebauungsplandevelopment plannoun