# jahrhundertelang

jahrhundertelang is a German adjective meaning “over several centuries”.

## In other languages

- Русский: многовековой

## Meanings

1. over several centuries; for centuries

## Examples

- Die Stadt war jahrhundertelang verschüttet. — The town lay buried for centuries.
- Die Schildkröte lebt jahrhundertelang. — The turtle lives for centuries.
- Jahrhundertelang stand im Fremdsprachenunterricht das Lesen und Schreiben im Mittelpunkt. — For centuries, foreign language teaching focused on reading and writing.
- Jahrhundertelang war Krakau die Hauptstadt Polens. — For centuries Cracow was the capital of Poland.

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