Schtat

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See also: Schtạt

Limburgish

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *stadi, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

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Noun

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Schtat f (plural Schtät or Schtee̩ or Schtäe̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

  1. city (large settlement)
  2. town (settlement larger than a village)
  3. (metonymically) city centre (central business area of a city)
  4. (metonymically) city, town, town council, city council (governing body of people elected to oversee management of a municipality)