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Sitz

seat

noun ZITS Common
People & Society Work

Also means

headquarters

Usage Note

Sitz is masculine (der Sitz) and means a seat (in a car or parliament) but also the registered seat or headquarters of a company, as in Firmensitz. It comes from sitzen ('to sit'). The command Sitz! to a dog means 'Sit!'

Examples

"Der Sitz der Firma ist Berlin."

Natural Translation

The company's seat is Berlin.

Literal Translation

The seat of-the company is Berlin.

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