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73 words
German word
Städtepartnerschaft
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʃtɛːtəˌpaʁtnɐʃaft/
Meaning
- feminine nounsister-city partnership
Example
Die Städtepartnerschaft mit Lyon fördert den kulturellen Austausch.
The sister-city partnership with Lyon promotes cultural exchange.
More examples
Das Kulturamt organisiert Veranstaltungen, um die Städtepartnerschaft zu intensivieren.
The cultural affairs office organizes events to intensify the sister-city partnership.
Core concept
Two municipal emblems are linked by recurring visits, joint projects, and lasting contact between their communities.
Common phrases
die Städtepartnerschaft intensivieren
intensify the sister-city partnership
eine Städtepartnerschaft ausbauen
expand a sister-city partnership
Similar words
Partnerstadt: A city formally linked with another city through a partnership.
Schwesterstadt: A city formally recognized as another city's sister city.
Partnergemeinde: A partner municipality or village linked through an official local partnership.
Definition in German
Offizielle, längerfristige Verbindung zwischen zwei Städten zur Förderung von kulturellem und fachlichem Austausch.
Word origin
Städtepartnerschaft is a compound of Städte, the plural of Stadt, and Partnerschaft, a relationship formed from Partner with the suffix -schaft.
Usage tips
- Städtepartnerschaft is a feminine noun, so standard forms include eine Städtepartnerschaft and mehrere Städtepartnerschaften.
Other meanings
- city twinningnoun
Opposites
- Konfliktconflictnoun
- Feindschafthostilitynoun
Related words
- Partnerschaftspflegepartnership maintenancenoun
- partnerschaftlichpartnership-basedadjective
- Partnerschaftsarbeitpartnership worknoun