Weltkreis

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German

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Etymology

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Welt +‎ Kreis

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛltkʁaɪ̯s/
  • Hyphenation: Welt‧kreis

Noun

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Weltkreis m (strong, genitive Weltkreises, no plural)

  1. (formal) world
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Jeremiah 51:15 (with KJV translation)
      Er hat die Erde durch seine Kraft gemacht und den Weltkreis durch seine Weisheit bereitet und den Himmel ausgebreitet durch seinen Verstand.
      He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

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