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Speicherstadt

warehouse district

noun TEKH-nish-er TSEYEKH-ner Rare
Travel & Places Landmarks

Usage Note

Speicherstadt refers to a historic warehouse quarter, most famously the UNESCO-listed Speicherstadt in Hamburg. The compound Speicher (warehouse) + Stadt (city/district) describes a cluster of large storage buildings, now often converted to museums or offices.

Examples

"Die Hamburger Speicherstadt ist seit 2015 UNESCO-Welterbe."

Natural Translation

Hamburg's Speicherstadt has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015.

Literal Translation

The Hamburg warehouse-city is since 2015 UNESCO-world-heritage.

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