Agenturmeldung

wire agency report

noun ah-gen-TOOR-mel-doong Rare

Also means

agency dispatch

Usage Note

Agenturmeldung is a news item dispatched by a wire service such as dpa or AFP. Most German newspapers rely heavily on Agenturmeldungen for national and international news.

Examples

"Der Artikel basiert auf einer Agenturmeldung der dpa."

Natural Translation

The article is based on a wire agency report from dpa.

Literal Translation

The article is-based on an agency-report of the dpa.

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