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das Erdreich (no pl.)
   soil, earth, dirt

Teile eines mittelalterlichen Stadtgrabens wurden sichtbar: Mehrere hundert archäologische Relikte verbargen sich im Erdreich neben der Straße.
Parts of a medieval town moat became visible: Several hundred archaelogical relics were hididen in the soil next to the street.

Related Words:
die Erde earth, world; ground; soil, earth
das Erdpech bitumen, asphalt

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