noun
meeting, assembly
B1
Versammlung means 'meeting' or 'assembly', usually a formal gathering. It is a feminine noun (die Versammlung) with regular plural Versammlungen. Common phrase: 'eine Versammlung abhalten' (to hold a meeting). It is countable and follows standard weak declension patterns in German, commonly.
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Nach der Versammlung diskutierten die Teilnehmer noch, bevor sie nach Hause gingen.
After the meeting, the participants continued to discuss before they went home.
Die Versammlung ist um 10 Uhr.
The meeting is at 10 a.m.
Die Versammlung beginnt um neun Uhr.
The meeting starts at nine o'clock.
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Picture a hall full of people sitting in rows facing a speaker at a podium.
Sounds like 'verse-ambling' — imagine people ambling together to listen to a verse.
Die: imagine a female organizer ('the' woman) leading the meeting — feminine noun.
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Used for both formal and informal gatherings (political meetings, company meetings, community assemblies). Synonyms include Sitzung and Treffen but Versammlung often implies a larger, organized meeting.