Nachrichtendienst
German
Etymology
Nachricht (“message”) + Dienst (“service”)
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
Nachrichtendienst m (genitive Nachrichtendienstes, plural Nachrichtendienste)
- intelligence agency (a department, agency or unit designed to gather such information)
- news agency (rare)
Declension
Synonyms
- (intelligence agency): Geheimdienst
- (news agency): Nachrichtenagentur, Presseagentur
Hyponyms
- (intelligence agency): Auslandsnachrichtendienst, Inlandsnachrichtendienst
Related terms
Further reading
- “Nachrichtendienst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Nachrichtendienst” in Duden online