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Nachtquartier

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German

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Etymology

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Nacht (night) +‎ Quartier (lodging)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnaχtkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯]
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  • Hyphenation: Nacht‧quar‧tier

Noun

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Nachtquartier n (strong, genitive Nachtquartiers, plural Nachtquartiere)

  1. night's lodging
    • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 674:
      Spät abends, als es lange dunkel war, fanden sie endlich ein Nachtquartier in einem entlegenen Dorf.
      Late at night, when it was long dark, they finally found a night's lodging in a remote village.

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