"umwelt" meaning in All languages combined

See umwelt on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: umwelts [plural], umwelten [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|umwelten}} umwelt (plural umwelts or umwelten)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Umwelt Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Umwelt
    Sense id: en-umwelt-en-noun-DTe1o8qO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2008 June 19, Claudia La Rocco, “An Ordinary-Looking Bunch, Reflecting the Random Activities of Others”, in New York Times:",
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