Nahversorger

== German == === Etymology === nah (“near, close”) +‎ Versorger (“supplier”). First attested in the 1940s in academic literature, entering a more standard register in the 1990s, especially in Austria. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaːfɛɐ̯zɔrɡɐ/ === Noun === Nahversorger m (strong, genitive Nahversorgers, plural Nahversorger) (especially Austria) local business, local store, corner store (business supplying the residents of the immediately surrounding area, especially with food/items of everyday need) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Nahversorger” in Duden online “Nahversorger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache