Industriegesellschaft

German

Etymology

Industrie (“industry”) +‎ Gesellschaft (“society”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪndʊsˈtʁiːɡəˌzɛlʃaft]
  • Hyphenation: In‧dus‧trie‧ge‧sell‧schaft

Noun

Industriegesellschaft f (genitive Industriegesellschaft, plural Industriegesellschaften)

  1. (sociology, economics) industrial society (a society driven by the use of technology to enable mass production, supporting a large population with a high capacity for division of labour)
    Die klassische Industriegesellschaft war durch rauchende Schornsteine und große Fabrikanlagen geprägt.
    The classic industrial society was characterized by smoking chimneys and large factory complexes.

Declension

Declension of Industriegesellschaft [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Industriegesellschaft die Industriegesellschaften
genitive einer der Industriegesellschaft der Industriegesellschaften
dative einer der Industriegesellschaft den Industriegesellschaften
accusative eine die Industriegesellschaft die Industriegesellschaften

Synonyms

  • Industriezeitalter (industrial age)
  • Moderne (modernity; in a socio-historical context)

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