die Millionen
Translation
millions
Examples
Millionen von Menschen leben hier.
Millions of people live here.
Das Projekt kostet Millionen Euro.
The project costs millions of euros.
Grammar Patterns
Millionen von+3 millions of sth. Millionen von Sternen leuchten am Himmel.
Similar Words
Tausende (thousands), Hunderte (hundreds)
Etymology
From Italian 'milione' (a large thousand). It's a cognate in many European languages.
Memory Tips
Almost identical to the English 'million'. The plural ending '-en' is common in German.