Ordnungsamt

German

Etymology

From Ordnung (order) + -s- + Amt (office).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoʁdnʊŋsˌ.amt/
  • Hyphenation: Ord‧nungs‧amt
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Noun

Ordnungsamt n (strong, genitive Ordnungsamtes or Ordnungsamts, plural Ordnungsämter)

  1. (municipal) public order office, municipal authority for code enforcement in Austria and Germany.
    Hypernym: städtische Behörde

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