Why is it die Eurozone?
Eurozone is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Zone. So it’s die Eurozone.
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Meaning
[1] The geographical area of the European Monetary Union
[1] das geographische Gebiet der Europäischen WährungsunionExamples
[1] "For buyers of new cars, Germany within the euro zone is the most expensive country"
[1] „Für Käufer neuer Autos ist Deutschland innerhalb der Eurozone das teuerste Land.“
[1] "It starts with the fact that there are a lot of institutions in the euro zone, but there is no one who can effectively represent the interests of the entire union"
[1] „Es geht schon damit los, dass in der Eurozone jede Menge Institutionen mitreden, es aber niemanden gibt, der die Interessen der Gesamtunion wirksam vertreten kann.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Eurozone | — |
| Genitiv | der Eurozone | — |
| Dativ | der Eurozone | — |
| Akkusativ | die Eurozone | — |
Pronunciation
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