Dreigestirn

drei (“three”) +‎ Gestirn (“star, constellation”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃtɪʁn/

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• Hyphenation: Drei‧ge‧stirn

Dreigestirn n (strong, genitive Dreigestirns, plural Dreigestirne)

1. (dated) constellation of three stars
2. (often humorous) group of three
3. group of three figures in the carnival customs of Cologne: Prinz (“prince”), Bauer (“peasant”) and Jungfrau (“virgin”)

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• Dreigestirn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
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• “Dreigestirn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache