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die Anschrift

address, mailing address

Bitte geben Sie Ihre vollständige Anschrift an.

Please provide your full address.

Die Anschrift auf dem Umschlag ist unleserlich.

The address on the envelope is illegible.

((die Anschrift)) ((von+3)) the address of sb./sth. Die Anschrift von der Firma ist falsch.

Synonym: die Adresse (address)

From 'an-' (to) + 'die Schrift' (writing). The 'writing' that indicates where something should go 'to'.

Think of it as the 'writing' ('Schrift') that directs a letter 'to' ('an') someone. It's a slightly more formal word for 'Adresse'.

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