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Der große Parkplatz hinter dem Supermarkt ist an heißen Tagen eine echte Hitzeinsel. The big car park behind the supermarket is a real heat island on hot days.

noun · C1

die Hitzeinsel

[ˈhɪt͡səˌʔɪnzl̩]

heat island, urban heat island

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  • Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass ausgerechnet unser Innenhof eine Hitzeinsel ist, in der nachts noch dreißig Grad herrschen.

    I'd never have thought that our courtyard, of all places, is a heat island where it's still thirty degrees at night.

  • Wisst ihr, warum Innenstädte zu Hitzeinseln werden, während es am Stadtrand nachts abkühlt?

    Do you know why city centres turn into heat islands while it cools down on the outskirts at night?

  • Kalle meidet im August die Hitzeinseln der Innenstadt und bleibt lieber im Grunewald.

    In August Kalle avoids the heat islands of the city centre and prefers to stay in the Grunewald.

Grammar

Plural
die Hitzeinseln In the plural the article is always "die".

How the Word Is Built

Hitze root insel root

A compound: die Hitze + die Insel

The last word gives the article. More rules

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