Tiergarten

See also: Tiergärten

German

Etymology

From Tier (“animal”) +‎ Garten (“garden”). Cognate with Dutch diergaarde (“zoo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːɐ̯ɡaʁtn̩/

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• Hyphenation: Tier‧gar‧ten

Noun

Tiergarten m (genitive Tiergartens, plural Tiergärten)

1. (historical) deer park (enclosed park where deer were kept for hunting by the nobility)
2. zoo

   Synonyms: Zoo, zoologischer Garten, Tierpark

Proper noun

Tiergarten m (genitive Tiergartens)

1. A district of Berlin, Germany

Further reading

• “Tiergarten” in Duden online