Central European
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Central European
Relating to Central Europe, its geography, culture, population, or politics.
Die Tschechische Republik hat eine typisch mitteleuropäische Landschaft.
The Czech Republic has a typically Central European landscape.
The adjective is clearly structured: it combines 'Mittel' (middle) and 'Europa' (Europe) to form the noun 'Mitteleuropa' (Central Europe). The ending '-äisch' turns it into an adjective meaning 'belonging to Central Europe'.
Wien ist eine klassische mitteleuropäische Metropole.
Vienna is a classic Central European metropolis.
Adjectives derived from geographical names and ending in '-isch' or '-sch' are written in lowercase. This also applies to 'mitteleuropäisch' (Central European).
Das Essen schmeckt typisch mitteleuropäisch.
The food tastes typically Central European.
Common nouns described with 'mitteleuropäisch' (Central European) are 'Kultur' (culture), 'Geschichte' (history), 'Länder' (countries), and also the time zone 'Mitteleuropäische Zeit' (Central European Time, CET).
Viele mitteleuropäische Länder haben eine gemeinsame Geschichte.
Many Central European countries have a shared history.
