German edit

Etymology edit

From mittel- (mid-, central) +‎ Feld (field).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtəlˌfɛlt/, [ˈmɪtl̩ˌfɛltʰ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

Mittelfeld n (strong, genitive Mittelfeldes or Mittelfelds, plural Mittelfelder)

  1. (sports) midfield
  2. the middle, the mediocre area of a range or spectrum
    Deutschland liegt bei Bildungsausgaben im Mittelfeld, vor Albanien, aber hinter Finnland.
    In the area of expenses for education, Germany ranks in the middle, ahead of Albania but behind Finland.

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