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

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 hidden in the soil next to the street.
A.E.I.O.U. - "Alles Erdreich ist Österreich untertan." (Akronym und Wahlspruch von Kaiser Friedrich III., 1415-1493)
A.E.I.O.U. - "All the world is subject to Austria." (Acronym and motto of Emperor Frederick III, 1415-1493)
Latin 1: Austria est imperio optime unita. (Austria is the empire best united).
Latin 2: Austriae est imperare orbi universo. (It is Austria's destiny to rule the whole world.)
Die Energie der Sonne wird vom Erdreich entweder in Form von Einstrahlung oder in Form von Wärme aus Regen und Luft aufgenommen.
The sun's energy is absorbed by the soil either in the form of radiation or as warmth from rain and air.

Related Words:
der Boden ground, soil, earth; floor
der Erdboden ground, earth
die Erde earth, world; ground; soil, earth
das Erdpech bitumen, asphalt

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