Mittelstadt

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Mittelstädt.

Proper noun[edit]

Mittelstadt (plural Mittelstadts)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Mittelstadt is the 25989th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 944 individuals. Mittelstadt is most common among White (95.97%) individuals.

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German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From mittel (medium) +‎ Stadt (city, town).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃtat/
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  • Hyphenation: Mit‧tel‧stadt

Noun[edit]

Mittelstadt f (genitive Mittelstadt, plural Mittelstädte)

  1. medium-sized city (in Germany, specifically a city of 20,000–100,000 inhabitants)
    • 2023 June 13, Kersten Augustin, “FDP-Bürgermeister für Tempolimit: Voll am Limit”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
      Die Mehrheit der Deutschen lebt in Klein- und Mittelstädten wie Springe: Mit einem Regionalbahnhof, von dem man in die nächste Großstadt kommt.
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