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das Rückgrat

C1 Noun frequency rank #7,498

What Rückgrat means

Noun

  1. backbone, spine
  2. backbone, cornerstone (the fundamental or main contributor to a system or organization)
  3. spine, assertiveness (the willingness to stand up for oneself in the face of adversity)

Forms

das Rückgrat · die Rückgrate

Plural: Rückgrate

Pronunciation

Rückgrat in a sentence

Der Tourismus ist das Rückgrat unserer Wirtschaft.

Tourism is the backbone of our economy.

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Rückgrat is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #7,498 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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