# die Zeitenwende

die Zeitenwende is a German noun meaning “the turn from BC to AD, the “year zero””. Forms: der Zeitenwende, die Zeitenwenden.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Zeitenwende
- Plural: die Zeitenwenden

## In other languages

- Русский: наступление новой эры, новая эра

## Meanings

1. the turn from BC to AD, the “year zero”
   - Die Vorzeit endet im deutschsprachigen Raum etwa um die Zeitenwende. — Prehistoric times in German-speaking Europe end around the beginning of the Christian/Common era.
2. historical turning point, turn of eras
   - Die Politiker schwafeln mal wieder von einer Zeitenwende. — The politicians once again are blathering about a new era.

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