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Öffentlichkeit

public

noun UEF-ent-likh-kite Less Common
People & Society Community

Also means

publicity

Usage Note

Öffentlichkeit is feminine and means 'the public' as a collective, used mostly in the singular. The phrase in der Öffentlichkeit means 'in public', and an die Öffentlichkeit gehen means to go public with information. It derives from öffentlich ('public').

Examples

"Die Nachricht erreichte die Öffentlichkeit."

Natural Translation

The news reached the public.

Literal Translation

The news reached the public.

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