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Nachrichtenagentur

news agency

noun NAHKH-rikh-ten-a-gen-toor Rare

Origin: from Nachrichten (news) + Agentur (agency)

Also means

wire service

Usage Note

Nachrichtenagentur is a wire service supplying news to media outlets, such as dpa. Stress falls on the final -tur. Plural: Nachrichtenagenturen.

Examples

"Die Meldung stammt von einer internationalen Nachrichtenagentur."

Natural Translation

The report comes from an international news agency.

Literal Translation

The report stems from an international news-agency.

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