German word

Umweltministerium

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʊmvɛltminɪsˌteːʁiʊm/

Meaning

  • neuter nounministry of the environment

Example

Er arbeitet im Umweltministerium.

He works at the Ministry of the Environment.

Illustration for Umweltministerium (ministry of the environment)

More examples

In Kooperation mit dem Umweltministerium startete die Stadt ein Aufforstungsprojekt.

In cooperation with the ministry of the environment, the city launched a reforestation project.

Core concept

A state office that develops and carries out measures to protect the natural world.

Common phrases

  • in Kooperation mit dem Umweltministerium

    in cooperation with the ministry of the environment

  • Initiative des Umweltministeriums

    initiative of the ministry of the environment

  • Gesetzesentwurf des Umweltministeriums

    draft law of the ministry of the environment

Similar words

Ministerium: A government ministry responsible for policy development and preparing draft laws.
Bundesministerium: A central federal ministry responsible for nationwide decisions and legislative proposals.
Behörde: A government authority established by law to perform specific administrative tasks.

Definition in German

Ein Ministerium des Staates, das Gesetze und Programme zum Schutz der Umwelt erarbeitet und durchführt.

Word origin

Umweltministerium is a compound of Umwelt, meaning environment, and Ministerium, a borrowing based on Latin ministerium for service or office.

Usage tips

  • Umweltministerium is neuter, so the phrase im Umweltministerium uses im as the contraction of in dem with the dative case.

Related words

  • Umweltgesetzenvironmental lawnoun
  • umweltorientiertenvironment-orientedadjective

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