Verbreitungsgebiet

distribution area

noun fer-BRY-tungs-ge-beet Less Common

Also means

range

Usage Note

Verbreitungsgebiet is a compound of Verbreitung (distribution/spread) and Gebiet (area), used for a species' natural range or a newspaper's circulation zone. The neuter gender comes from the final element Gebiet. The plural is Verbreitungsgebiete.

Examples

"Das Verbreitungsgebiet ist sehr groß."

Natural Translation

The distribution area is very large.

Literal Translation

The distribution-area is very large.

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