Wochenzeitung

weekly newspaper

noun VOKH-en-tsy-toong Rare

Origin: from Woche (week) + Zeitung

Usage Note

Wochenzeitung appears once a week and often features longer, more analytical pieces than dailies. A famous example is Die Zeit. Plural: Wochenzeitungen.

Examples

"Die Wochenzeitung bietet ausführliche Hintergrundberichte."

Natural Translation

The weekly newspaper offers detailed background reports.

Literal Translation

The weekly-newspaper offers detailed background-reports.

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