Meanings
proper noun
- A district of Reinickendorf borough, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Lake Tegel: a lake in Tegel district, Reinickendorf borough, Berlin, Germany.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Berlin-Tegel: a former airport in Tegel district, Reinickendorf borough, Berlin, Germany.
Synonyms: Otto Lilienthal, Lilienthal, Berlin-Lilienthal, TXL, EDDT
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Tegelort (= Tegel Village): a neighbourhood and former village in Konradshöhe district, Reinickendorf borough, Berlin, Germany.
- historicalA historic region of Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounEllipsis of Berlin-Tegel: a former airport in Tegel district, Reinickendorf borough, Berlin, Germany.
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Origin
- Low GermanTygel
- GermanTegel
- EnglishTegel
From German Tegel, from Low German Tygel.
More words from German, Low German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Tegeler See, Flughafen Berlin-Tegel
- Tegeler Seelake
- Flughafen Berlin-Tegelairport
- Tegelortvillage
- Tegelregion
- Ortsteil Tegeldistrict
- Berlin-Tegeldistrict
Swedish Tegel, Tegel
- Tegelairport
- Tegeldistrict
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APA
Tegel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tegel
MLA
“Tegel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tegel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tegel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tegel.
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