"zwischen" meaning in German

See zwischen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈtsvɪʃən/, [ˈtsʋɪʃən], [ˈtsʋɪʃn̩] Audio: De-zwischen.ogg , De-zwischen2.ogg , De-at-zwischen.ogg [Austria]
Etymology: From Old High German in zuiskēn, from Old High German zuiski, from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|in zuiskēn}} Old High German in zuiskēn, {{der|de|goh|zuiski}} Old High German zuiski, {{der|de|gem-pro|*twiskaz|t=twofold, double}} Proto-Germanic *twiskaz (“twofold, double”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*dwís|t=twice, doubly; in two}} Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”) Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} zwischen
  1. between
    Sense id: en-zwischen-de-prep--7J~vcT0 Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 59 41
  2. among, amongst Synonyms: unter
    Sense id: en-zwischen-de-prep-zUN6OQUA Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dazwischen Related terms: Zwischenfall, Zwischenlösung, Zwischenmahlzeit, Zwischenraum, Zwischenzeit, inzwischen

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1990, “Zwei-plus-Vier-Vertrag [Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany]”, in Bundesgesetzblatt, part 2, page 1318",
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