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The article for

Weltreise

die Weltreise

Weltreise is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Weltreisen
English
trip around the world
Level
B1
Topic
Travelling

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Why is it die Weltreise?

Weltreise is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Reise. So it’s die Weltreise.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] journey that leads around the world

[1] Reise, die um die ganze Welt führt

[2] Translated: Big trip

[2] übertragen: große Reise

Examples

[1] Many people book a world tour for their wedding

[1] Zu ihrer Hochzeit buchen viele Menschen eine Weltreise.

[2] For some people it is a trip around the world to drive into the neighboring town

[2] Für manche Leute ist es eine Weltreise, in den Nachbarort zu fahren.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] "After studying the economy, a world tour for the initial experience was also made for Hans Meyer"

[2] „Auch für Hans Meyer wurde nach dem Studium der Volkswirtschaft eine Weltreise zum Initialerlebnis.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Weltreise die Weltreisen
Genitiv der Weltreise der Weltreisen
Dativ der Weltreise den Weltreisen
Akkusativ die Weltreise die Weltreisen

Pronunciation

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