Tiergarten

See also: Tiergärten

German

Etymology

From Tier (“animal”) +‎ Garten (“garden”). Cognate with Dutch diergaarde (“zoo”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːɐ̯ɡaʁtn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: Tier‧gar‧ten

Noun

Tiergarten m (genitive Tiergartens, plural Tiergärten)

  1. (historical) deer park (enclosed park where deer were kept for hunting by the nobility)
  2. zoo
    Synonyms: Zoo, zoologischer Garten

Proper noun

Tiergarten m (genitive Tiergartens)

  1. a district of Berlin, Germany

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