German

Noun

Autobahn f ‎(genitive Autobahn, plural Autobahnen)

1. A class of road built to freeway standards, similar to a motorway.

Declension

Derived terms

• Autobahnknoten
• Autobahnraststätte

Descendants

• English: autobahn
• Persian: اتوبان ‎(Otubân, “freeway”)

English

Noun

autobahn ‎(plural autobahns or autobahnen)

1. The high-speed intercity highways of Germany.
   • 2009 January 22, Nicholas Kulish, “Soccer Titan Raises Profile of Tiny Village”, in New York Times:

     On a recent afternoon a work crew and crane were affixing the tall lettering to the side of the team’s new stadium, just off the autobahn in Sinsheim, a few miles from Hoffenheim.