Straße

German (Berlin)

/ˈʃtraːsə/

noun
Definitions
  • street; road a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement
  • carriageway the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.
  • figuratively public, any area accessible to anyone
  • figuratively general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group
  • the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these
  • strait channel of water
  • (poker) straight

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German strāze inherited from Old High German strāza inherited from *strātu (street) derived from Latin (via) strāta, strāta (paved road).

Origin

Latin

(via) strāta, strāta

Gloss

paved road

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