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Busch

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English

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Etymology

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From the German surname, from Busch (thicket, wood).

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Proper noun

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Busch (plural Busches)

  1. A surname.

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German busch, bosch, from Old High German busk, from Proto-West Germanic *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. Compare Dutch bos, English bush, Danish busk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bʊʃ]
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  • Rhymes: -ʊʃ

Noun

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Busch m (strong, genitive Busches or Buschs, plural Büsche)

  1. bush, shrub
    Synonym: Strauch
    Du musst mal den großen Busch im Vorgarten beschneiden.
    You need to cut back that big shrub in the front yard.
  2. bushes, thicket, brush, scrub, copse (densely vegetated area with mainly smaller plants and some trees)
    Synonyms: Gestrüpp, Gebüsch
    Wir müssen uns hier nicht durch den Busch kämpfen: Da hinten ist ein Weg.
    We don't have to battle our way through the bushes here: over there is a path.
  3. (informal, derogatory) boondocks, the middle of nowhere; a remote, rural area
    Wir sitzen hier irgendwo im Busch und haben keine Ahnung, wo wir lang müssen.
    We're sitting here somewhere in the middle of nowhere and have no clue which way to go.
  4. (literary, dated or regional) woodland, small forest, grove, wooded countryside

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Proper noun

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Busch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Buschs or (with an article) Busch, feminine genitive Busch, plural Buschs)

Distribution of Buschs in Germany
  1. a common surname

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German busch, bosch, from Old High German busk, from Proto-West Germanic *busk. Compare German Busch, Dutch bos, English bush.

Noun

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Busch m (plural Bisch)

  1. woods, forest
  2. country
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