Skip to content

Landmarke

landmark

noun LANT-mar-keh Rare
Travel & Places Landmarks

Origin: calque of English landmark

Also means

prominent feature

Usage Note

Landmarke is a visible reference point in a landscape, either natural or man-made. The word is gaining currency in modern German tourism and urban planning alongside the older Wahrzeichen (symbol/emblem of a city).

Examples

"Der alte Leuchtturm ist die wichtigste Landmarke der Hafenstadt."

Natural Translation

The old lighthouse is the most important landmark of the port city.

Literal Translation

The old lighthouse is the most-important land-mark of-the harbour-city.

Explore German by topic