Branche

== German == === Etymology === 18th century, from French branche. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrãʃə/, [ˈbʁãː.ʃə], [ˈbʁaŋ.ʃə], [ˈbʁɔ̃ː.ʃə], [ˈbʁɔŋ.ʃə] (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈbrãʒə/ (rather common hyperforeignism) IPA(key): /ˈbrãʃɛ/, /ˈbrãʃ/, [ˈb̥rã-] (Austria, Southern Germany) Hyphenation: Bran‧che === Noun === Branche f (genitive Branche, plural Branchen) (economics) sector, a specific trade or industry Synonym: Wirtschaftszweig (dated) sector, domain (in other contexts) Synonyms: Fach, Gebiet, Zweig ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Branchenbuch === Further reading === “Branche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Branche” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Branche” in Duden online Branche on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de