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feminine

/sta.sjɔ̃/

Line drawing of station
Coloured illustration of station
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Translation

station, stop

Word origin

From Latin statio ('a standing, a post'), from stare ('to stand').

Origin
Latin
Root
statio
English cognates
station, stationary

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralstations

Examples

au .

The metro station is just around the corner.

.

We are getting off at the next stop.

' - .

He stopped at the petrol station to fill up.

Cette ski .

This ski resort is very popular in winter.

.

The space station orbits the Earth.

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This word is part of lesson 30.