der Landkreis
Translation
county, district, administrative district
Examples
Unser Landkreis baut eine neue Schule.
Our county is building a new school.
Er wohnt im Landkreis München.
He lives in Munich County.
Grammar Patterns
in ((the county)) in the county/district Er wohnt im Landkreis München.
((the county)) the county/district Der Landkreis plant eine neue Straße.
Similar Words
Synonyms: county, district
Etymology
Compound of 'Land' (land/country) + 'Kreis' (circle/district).
Memory Tips
Imagine a 'circle' (Kreis) drawn on the 'land' (Land) to mark a county.