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Küste

coast

noun KUES-te Less Common
Travel & Places Geography

Origin: from Latin 'costa'

Also means

shore

Usage Note

Küste is the coastline as a stretch of land meeting the sea, distinct from Strand ('beach') and *Ufer' (the bank of a river or lake). The adjective Küsten- heads many compounds, like Küstenwache ('coast guard').

Examples

"Wir fuhren an die Küste."

Natural Translation

We drove to the coast.

Literal Translation

We drove to the coast.

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