Nachrichtenagentur
news agency
noun NAHKH-rikh-ten-a-gen-toor Rare
Origin: from Nachrichten (news) + Agentur (agency)
Also means
wire service
Usage Note
Nachrichtenagentur is a wire service supplying news to media outlets, such as dpa. Stress falls on the final -tur. Plural: Nachrichtenagenturen.
Examples
"Die Meldung stammt von einer internationalen Nachrichtenagentur."
Natural Translation
The report comes from an international news agency.
Literal Translation
The report stems from an international news-agency.
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