# die Stadt

die Stadt is a German noun meaning “city”. Forms: der Stadt, die Städte.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Stadt
- Plural: die Städte

## In other languages

- Русский: город
- Українська: місто

## Meanings

1. city (a large settlement)
   - Der Zerfall des Römerreiches raubte der Stadt Rom die alte Stellung als Mittelpunkt alles Geschehens. — The decay of the Roman empire robbed the city of Rome of the old position as the center of all that was happening.
2. town (a settlement larger than a village)
3. _metonymically_ city center (a central business area of a city)
4. _metonymically_ city, town, town council, city council (a governing body of people elected to oversee management of a municipality)
5. _colloquial_ centre; center
   - Kommst du heute Abend mit in die Stadt?

## Examples

- Ich sah in der Ferne eine Stadt. — I saw a town in the distance.
- Es gibt viele Taxis in der Stadt. — There are many taxis in town.
- Gibt es in Ihrer Stadt eine U-Bahn? — Is there a metro in your city?
- Die Stadt war vor dem Kriege schön. — The city was beautiful before the war.
- Ich fahre sonntags oft in die Stadt. — I often go downtown on Sunday.

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