Wirtschaftswunder

German

Etymology

From Wirtschaft (economy) + -s- + Wunder (miracle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sˌvʊndɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Wirt‧schafts‧wun‧der

Noun

Wirtschaftswunder n (strong, genitive Wirtschaftswunders, plural Wirtschaftswunder)

  1. economic miracle, economic growth that is considered prodigious

Proper noun

Wirtschaftswunder n (proper noun, strong, genitive Wirtschaftswunders)

  1. the Miracle on the Rhine; a period of high-speed economic development of Germany and Austria after World War II

Declension

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