Vesuv
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]der Vesuv m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Vesuv or des Vesuvs)
- Vesuvius (mountain and active volcano in central Italy)
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 35/2010, page 104:
- Mehr als drei Millionen Menschen wären vom sekundenschnellen Hitzetod bedroht, würde der Vesuv noch einmal so gewaltig explodieren wie im Jahr 79 nach Christus.
- More than three million people would be threatened by heat death within seconds, should Vesuvius explode again as enormously as in the year 79 AD.
Further reading
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