Geisterzug
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Geist (“ghost”) + Zug (“train”). In the meaning "Cologne carnival parade", the second component is short for Umzug (“parade”).
Noun
[edit]Geisterzug m (strong, genitive Geisterzuges or Geisterzugs, plural Geisterzüge)
- ghost train
- alternative carnival parade in Cologne, Germany
Further reading
[edit]- “Geisterzug” in Duden online
- “Geisterzug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache