Dreißiger
German
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editDreißiger m (strong, genitive Dreißigers, plural Dreißiger)
- Anything defined by the number thirty, especially:
- A bus, train, etc. with that number.
- A player, candidate, etc. with that number.
- (in the plural) The thirties of a given century.
- (in the plural) The thirties of a given life.
- A person in their thirties.
- (historical) A person, especially a liberal intellectual, who left Germany and came to the United States in the 1830s to escape political repression.
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Further reading
edit- “Dreißiger” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Dreißiger” in Duden online
- “Dreißiger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache